The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, presided over midnight Mass for Christmas at the Church of St. Catherine in Bethlehem, addressing the impact of the Israel-Hamas ...

The Head of the Catholic Church in ... again criticised Israel’s actions in its ongoing war. Christmas time is usually one of high tourism for the historical city of Bethlehem.

Bethlehem lies 10 kilometres south of the city of Jerusalem ... and the Franciscan Convent and the Church of St Catherine by the Custody of the Holy Land, Holy City of Jerusalem. A technical plan for ...

The streets of Bethlehem ... The church has become a vital lifeline for struggling families. Father Rami Askarieh, parish priest of the Latin Church of St. Catherine, told The Media Line ...

On the third Sunday of Advent, the pews of St. Catherine Church were overflowing ... security within the Arab community in Israel, the legal limbo many foreign workers and asylum-seekers who are ...

Image The Rev. Rami Askarieh, a Franciscan priest at St. Catherine’s Church in Bethlehem ... a four-year Palestinian uprising against Israel that killed more than 1,000 Israelis and 3,000 ...

The letter set out Israel’s breaches of international ... Dr Munther Isaac, the pastor of Bethlehem’s Lutheran church, said Palestinians had lost a “dear friend” who was “beloved in ...