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- Jul 4, 2020
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Where’s the Catholic voice on the Holy Land both sides could hear?
- Jun 24, 2020
If ever there were a moment in which the world needs to hear from the Church’s best minds on the Holy Land, especially figures who stand a reasonable chance of being heard by both Israel’s leadership and its public opinion, this, arguably, is it.
Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future
- May 28, 2020
Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors May 26 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.
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure
- May 26, 2020
Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity reopened to visitors on Tuesday, after a nearly three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Church of the Holy Sepulcher set to re-open on Sunday
- May 23, 2020
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem will open on Sunday for the first time in two months.
Church leaders oppose Israeli plans to annex unilaterally West Bank land
- May 12, 2020
Moving forward with an Israeli plan to unilaterally annex West Bank land could mean the end to the already languishing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, said the heads of the Holy Land churches.
The Sea of Galilee is full, but the beaches and churches are empty
- May 2, 2020
After an especially rainy winter, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is at its highest level in two decades, but the beaches and major Christian sites along its banks are empty.
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