Palestinian Christians Archives

‘We are all brothers,’ Franciscan in Jericho says of iftar gifts

Apr 28, 2021

As his Muslim neighbors and fellow Jericho residents make their way home for the iftar, which breaks the daily fast throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Franciscan Father Mario Hadchiti hands out small bags of dates and water to passersby in front of the Franciscan Good Shepherd Church.

By Judith Sudilovsky

In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out

Apr 28, 2021

Jaffa, the historic port at the core of the greater Tel Aviv metropolis, is home to around 20,000 Arab residents, remnants of the Palestinian population that lived there before Israel’s establishment in 1948. The district has undergone extensive gentrification in recent decades with government encouragement.

By Ilan Ben Zion

West Bank candle-making workshop helps Palestinian women support families
- Mar 8, 2021
Palestinian women are using spikenard — mentioned in several places in the Gospels as “nard” — as well as rose, jasmine, honey, ambra and other essential oils to infuse candles — and help support their families.

By Judith Sudilovsky
Palestinians hope Israelis will come through with COVID-19 vaccines
- Feb 13, 2021
As the Palestinian Authority began its vaccine rollout in early February, some Palestinians remained confused about the campaign and expressed uncertainty about the vaccine itself.

By Judith Sudilovsky
With land mines gone, Mass to be celebrated at West Bank baptismal site
- Jan 5, 2021
For the first time in 54 years, a Mass will be celebrated Jan. 10, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St. John the Baptist Chapel on the banks of the Jordan River.

By Judith Sudilovsky
Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere
- Dec 26, 2020
Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

By Josef Federman and Jalal Hassan