The delegation discussing the origins of the BibleBethlehem, Palestine – On December 12th, 2015, 17 delegates from The Creative Cultural Forum visited the Bethlehem Museum. The delegation consisted of Palestinian
On Saturday, December 12, 2015, the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation conducted its 5th Annual Christmas Simulcast: Message of Peace from Bethlehem and Washington DC. Each year, HCEF's Simulcast offers people
JERUSALEM – On Sunday, December 13, His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, opened the Door of Mercy at the Basilica of Gethsemane.It is on this site of the
Beit Jala – It has been five months since the lands in the area of Beir Onah, near the Cremisan monastery, were confiscated by the State of Israel. Last August, Israeli bulldozers
Beit Jala – Five months have gone by since the land in the area of Beir Onah, next to the monastery in Cremisan, was confiscated by the State of Israel.
The Christmas tree experienced a burst of popularity in 1848, when Britain's Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorated a tree as part of their holiday celebrations at Windsor Castle. Since then,
Bethlehem, Palestine – On November 26th, representatives of the Polish Center for International Aid accompanied by Mr. Raed Abed Rabbo, Director of Public Relations at the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ), visited the Bethlehem Museum to take in some local Palestinian culture and to learn about the various industries in which Bethlehemites have worked and in which many still continue to work.
On Saturday, December 5th, 2015, hundreds of children participated in the 11th Annual Journey to Bethlehem, organized as a part of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation’s (HCEF) “Bethlehem, Heart of Christmas” Program. Every year, the Journey brings children from across Palestine to visit the city of Bethlehem and the Church of Nativity. For many children, this marks their first visit to the city of Christ’s birth. With the escalating conflict, this year’s Journey served as a special beacon of hope, casting a joyful light on the city of Bethlehem through Christ’s most ardent and devoted followers, our children.
In Palestine, the land which yearns for peace and justice, I live the realities of my Palestinian nation; realities of hegemonic occupation, systematic land confiscation, brutal wars, and an Apartheid
The Palestinian Authority asked governing bodies to tone down public celebrations in Bethlehem this year as violence escalates between Palestinians and Israel, according to RNS.The head of a government committee