The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine condemned on Tuesday the decision by the Israeli Justice Ministry to register ownership of Palestinian land adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Petra News Agency has reported. The […]
YMCA-Gaza inaugurated its football stadium in accordance with international standards, approved by the International Football Association FIFA. The special event was attended by a delegation of the pontifical mission in Jerusalem, along with a number […]
Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox patriarchate denounced in a statement on Monday transgressions by Israeli Jewish extremists on its property, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. On the morning of Monday, June 6, at around 10:30 […]
Palestinian Catholic priest, Father Manuel Musallam, has urged Christians to join with Muslim worshippers and protect the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a public statement released on Monday. A member of the Islamic-Christian Committee in Support […]
The top church leaders in Jerusalem condemned in a statement on Monday Israeli police brutality at St. Joseph’s hospital during the funeral of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot and killed by […]
Palestinian Christians in Gaza celebrated the ‘Holy Saturday’ on Easter Eve, in the Saint Porphyrios Church in Gaza City. On Great and Holy Saturday, the Orthodox Church commemorates Jesus Christ’s burial and descent in Hades, […]
Israeli authorities decided on Friday to limit the number of Palestinian Christians allowed to visit the Holy Sepulcher Church for the Holy Fire ceremony, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Holy Fire is […]
Palestinians across Latin America have condemned the desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque by illegal Jewish settlers as well as “continuous Israeli crimes and violations” against the people of occupied Palestine, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. “It […]
Palestinian Greek Orthodox Church leaders have denounced on Tuesday the “illegal” takeover of church property in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli “extremists”, the Middle East Monitor reported. The property in question is the Petra Hotel, […]
A church leader in Jerusalem has expressed concern over the steep decline of the holy city’s Christian population over the years, Anadolu News Agency reported. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Wadih Abu Nassar, the spokesman for […]
Israel has dropped a contentious plan to nationalize large sections of the Mount of Olives, one of Christianity’s holiest sites, following an outcry from major church leaders in occupied Jerusalem, the Middle East Monitor reported. […]
Palestinian church leaders and US lawmakers have raised concerns over a controversial plan to expand a national park and to nationalize a large section of the Mount of Olives, one of Christianity’s holiest sites, the […]
Head of Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, said on Sunday that Muslim and Christian Palestinians are united against the Israeli occupation, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported. “All Palestinians – including Muslims and Christians – […]
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has accused radical Israeli groups of threatening the presence of Christians in the holy city, Reuters reported. In a column in the Times of London on Saturday, Theophilos III […]
Palestinians from the Greek Orthodox community in the Gaza Strip pray during Christmas Eve Mass at St. Porphyrios Church in Gaza City. The Palestinian Christian community is one of the most ancient Christian communities in […]
While the Coronavirus pandemic put a damper on 2020 Christmas celebrations, traditional marching band parades rekindled this year’s Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian scout troops marched towards Manger […]
Christians in the occupied Palestinian territories face the “threat of extinction” from “radical” Israeli groups, church leaders have warned in a startling message in the run-up to Christmas. They have called for help from the […]
With songs and hymns, Palestinian Christians in Gaza celebrated the lighting of the Christmas tree inside the Holy Family Church, despite an Israeli ban, which prevented hundreds of Christians from reaching the holy shrines in […]
The Italian capital city, Rome, has hosted a Palestinian Christmas Bazaar last weekend, with Palestinian food, traditional dance (dabke), free workshops, and live music. The event took place on December 11-12 in the popular neighborhood […]
Gaza’s Palestinian Christian community has begun its official celebrations of the holiday season by lighting the Christmas tree at the Young Men’s Christian Association in Gaza City. Many Christian families, along with Christian and Muslim […]
The Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, warned in a statement on Wednesday that the number of Christians emigrating from the Middle East has reached unprecedented levels. “The […]
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, visited the Rosary’s Sisters School in Gaza City on Monday, the first day of a three-day trip to the besieged Gaza Strip. The Latin Patriarch was first greeted […]
The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, said on Tuesday that the Israeli plans to expel Palestinian families from their homes in the city’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood will not succeed, […]
Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Archbishop Atallah Hanna hailed on Tuesday the victory of Palestinians in the battle to defend Jerusalem and the holy sites, Rai al Youm reported. “During a tour […]
Palestinian Catholic priest, Father Manuel Musallam, has urged Christians to join with Muslim worshippers and protect the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, Islam’s third holiest site, against aggression by Israeli security forces. “Whoever is not with his […]
Under strict precautions, the Palestinian Christian community in Gaza celebrated Easter Sunday inside the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family. Celebrations and special prayers were also held in many parts of occupied Palestine, including […]
The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (ACOHL) condemned repeated Jewish settler attacks against the Romanian church monastery in Jerusalem. In the last of the series of incidents, a group of Jewish settlers […]
The joy of Christmas was largely absent among Gaza’s Christian population as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Churches throughout the Strip canceled the festivities associated with the holidays, and Christians, like their Muslim brethren, […]
Just a handful of Palestinians today gathered at the Manger Square in Bethlehem to mark the start of Christmas Eve as the coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on this year’s celebrations. Unlike previous years […]
A Jewish settler attempted today on burning down the Gethsemane Church in the Mount of Olives area in occupied East Jerusalem, according to local sources. Witnesses reported that an illegal Jewish settler sneaked into the […]
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