Land confiscated and ancient olive trees uprooted in the Cremisan Valley
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.
Ambassador Issa Kassissieh briefs Vatican officials on recent political developments
Palestine Ambassador to the Holy See Issa Kassissieh met on Monday, December 7, met with Antoine Camilleri, head of the Holy See delegation to the Holy See-Palestinian talks, and apprised
Bethlehem tree is among The Most Extravagant And Creative Christmas Trees Of 2015
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,
Global Message from Bethlehem: Bethlehem is a beacon for humanity
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
Christmas toned down in Bethlehem as violence escalates
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
Caritas Jerusalem: “collective punishment” of the Palestinians must cease
Jerusalem - With each passing day the people of the Holy Land "are losing any sense of empathy, any sense of mutual understanding of our common humanity and common future".
Apostolic Nuncio received by President Mahmoud Abbas
RAMALLAH – On Wednesday, November 4, the President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas received, Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Apostolic Nuncio in Israel, Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine, who presented to the President a
Co-resistance through civil initiatives for peace
Twenty years ago Yigal Amir, an Israeli ultra-nationalist, assassinated then Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin as he addressed a peace rally in Tel Aviv. Rabin was martyred for his support of
Will You Remember the Forgotten Faithful?
Will You Remember the Forgotten Faithful?Support Palestinian Christians in NeedDonate HEREPalestine is gaining more coverage on the news daily for reasons we’re all familiar with: increased tensions in the holy
Netanyahu Demands Leeway on Post-’67 Building in Exchange for Palestinian Development
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday that there is none and there will be no freeze in Israeli construction in post-1967 areas