Palestinians Archives

In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes

May 13, 2021

Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained light to moderate damage inside and outside the compound — including to the front door and solar panels used for electricity.

By Judith Sudilovsky

Israeli Catholic dentist offers free care to Holocaust survivors

Mar 29, 2021

Israel marks its national Holocaust Memorial Day April 8. An estimated 180,000 Holocaust survivors live in Israel, with approximately one-third living in poverty. Some 13,000 die every year.

By Judith Sudilovsky

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

Almost 7,000 people out of work in Bethlehem’s tourism sector

Dec 6, 2020

It will be a quiet and subdued Christmas this year in Bethlehem, with almost 7,000 people involved in the tourism sector out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Bethlehem Mayor Anton Salman.

By Judith Sudilovsky

Christmas tree-lighting in Bethlehem a muted, virtual event

Dec 6, 2020

Only a few dozen people attended the lighting of the Christmas tree in the biblical city of Bethlehem on Saturday night, as coronavirus restrictions scaled back the annual event that is normally attended by thousands.

By Associated Press

Vatican cautions Israel over West Bank annexation plan

May 20, 2020

The Holy See is concerned about an Israeli plan to unilaterally annex a large portion of land in the West Bank, said a Vatican statement.

By Catholic News Service

USCCB: Israelis, Palestinians must talk to get Mideast peace

Feb 5, 2020

President Donald Trump’s proposed Mideast peace plan deserves “serious consideration,” but “the Israelis and the Palestinians are the only ones who can resolve the differences and agree on a common resolution to the chronic impasse,” said a representative of the U.S. bishops.

By Catholic News Service

No loans, no aid: Just Palestinian refugees in an international business

Apr 28, 2019

The poorest of Jordan’s 10 camps for Palestinian refugees would seem to be the unlikeliest place from which to launch an international business, but SEP Jordan is no usual enterprise. Here, 350 Palestinian refugee women — and a few Syrians — practice their traditional craft of embroidery, but with a modern twist.

By Dale Gavlak