Holy Land Archives

U.S. evangelicals get Israeli visas; Catholics want equal treatment

Sep 15, 2020

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed astonishment that a large group of evangelical Christians from the U.S. received visas to come to Israel to help with the grape harvest in West Bank settlements, while Catholic institutions have not been able to obtain Israeli visas for their volunteers and staff members because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Judith Sudilovsky

Virtual pilgrimage, concrete donation: Holy Land Catholics ask for help

Sep 9, 2020

Franciscan Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, asked Catholics around the world to make a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land and make a real donation to support the church in the region.

By Cindy Wooden

Israel’s Maronites watch Lebanon’s devastation with horror, send donations

Aug 12, 2020

Because of the corruption people believe is rampant throughout the Lebanese government and in government institutions, most Maronite Christians in the Holy Land feel more confident sending their donations through the Church.

By Judith Sudilovsky

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.

By John L. Allen Jr.

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.

By Judith Sudilovsky