Pope calls for prayers for forgiveness, coexistence in Holy Land

Pope Francis has called on the world’s Catholics to pray this Saturday (22nd May) for dialogue, forgiveness and peaceful coexistence in the Holy Land. As local Catholics were set to gather at St Stephen’s Church in Jerusalem to “implore the gift of peace” on the vigil of Pentecost, the pope asked “all the pastors and... Read More

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May 11, 2021

Christian leaders in Jerusalem express concern over growing violence

The patriarchs and heads of Christian churches of Jerusalem expressed deep concern over the growing violence in Jerusalem, which increased with 331 Palestinians reportedly wounded at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during clashes with Israeli police on 10th May. “We … are profoundly disheartened and concerned about the recent violent events in East Jerusalem. These concerning developments, whether at the Al-Aqsa... Read More

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May 11, 2021

Pope urges prayers for Colombia, Jerusalem and Afghanistan

Loving others as Jesus loved means serving others, reaching out and helping those in need, Pope Francis said. “To love like Christ means saying ‘no’ to other loves that the world offers us: love of money – those who love money do not love as Jesus loves – love of success, vanity, power,” the pope said on 9th May before reciting the “Regina Coeli” prayer with hundreds of people gathered in... Read More

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December 13, 2020

Palestinian Catholic brings ‘miracle of Santa’ to Jerusalem’s Old City

Walk down St Peter Street from the Old City’s New Gate, past some shuttered shops and the closed Knight’s Palace hotel, continue down through the winding stone-paved alleyway of the Christian Quarter and soon you will hit “Santa Lane,” where in December you can find the festively decorated and lit Santa’s House, replete with a... Read More

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December 7, 2020

Israeli police arrest man for throwing firebomb inside Catholic church

Israeli police have arrested a Jewish man after he allegedly threw a firebomb inside the Basilica of All Nations at Gethsemane Church on the Mount of Olives on 4th December. Though not immediately identified, the man was wearing a large crocheted skullcap generally associated with Jewish settlers. Franciscan Fr Benito Choque, superior of the Convent of Gethsemane, told Catholic... Read More

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October 23, 2020

This year, ‘we can recognise Gethsemane in the whole world’

The uncharacteristic silence at the hermitage of the Garden of Gethsemane was, in a way, fitting to the current world situation, said Franciscan Fr Diego Dalla Gassa, who is responsible for the hermitage garden. “We are in a hermitage and I am a hermit; our mission is to be more one for prayers and intercession…so... Read More

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October 11, 2020

Pandemic leaves streets empty and shops shuttered in Jerusalem’s Old City

During all the years he has worked as an assistant to the Franciscan Fathers at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jeries Majlaton has never seen the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem so deserted. Not even during the five-year Second Intifada, which began 20 years ago, was the emptiness of the streets so... Read More

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May 28, 2020

Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future

Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors on 26th May after being closed since March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But amid the joy was a feeling of uncertainty about their economic future, as pilgrims and tourists are not yet able to return. In the creche... Read More

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