Palestinian Christians Archives - Page 5 of 6

Why Vatican won’t be joining U.S. on Jerusalem’s Embassy Row

May 16, 2018

When it comes to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, American Evangelicals and the Vatican simply aren’t on the same page.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Jerusalem archbishop calls for prayers for peace as violence increases

May 15, 2018

As the world witnesses “another outburst of hatred and violence, which is once again bleeding all over the Holy Land,” the head of Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarchate called for prayers for peace.

By Catholic News Service

Palestinian reminisces on family’s losses, but says faith gives him hope

May 11, 2018

Ramzi Sansur, 69, is too young to remember the family home in West Jerusalem where his older nine siblings were born and lived before 1948.

By Judith Sudilovsky

New law allows Israel to revoke residency of East Jerusalem Palestinians

Mar 13, 2018

A new Israeli law that allows the government to revoke the permanent residency status of Palestinians living in East Jerusalem is contrary to international law, said the director of a Catholic legal aid center.

By Judith Sudilovsky

In Christ’s birthplace, olive wood artisans carry on a Holy Land tradition

Dec 21, 2017

Mahmoud Hawari, director of the Palestinian Museum in the West Bank, says olive wood carving has been a livelihood for Holy Land Christians in Bethlehem since the fourth century A.D., the Byzantine period. Christians there hope the new conflict created by President Donald Trump’s decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem doesn’t scare tourists away.

By Michele Chabin

Protests cause uncertainty in Bethlehem, but for now, pilgrims visit

Dec 9, 2017

Though concerned that a continuation of the hostilities may affect the busy Christmas season, shopkeepers and others in the tourism industry in Bethlehem said Dec. 8 that, for now, pilgrims are not canceling reservations.

By Judith Sudilovsky