PA struggles to fund Bethlehem Church Renovation
Greek Orthodox clergymen clean the floor of the Nativity Church, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of Orthodox and Armenian Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem (MaanImages/Luay Sababa, File) 13/12/2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority is struggling to raise funds for a planned renovation to Bethlehem’s iconic Church of the Nativity, a Palestinian official said Monday. Ziad Bandak, presidential adviser for Christian affairs and head of the Nativity Church restoration committee, says the PA has raised about $1.6 million of the nearly $15 million needed for a major roof renovation. “The major issue is the issue of funding,” Bandak told reporters in Bethlehem.
Greek Orthodox clergymen clean the floor of the Nativity Church, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of Orthodox and Armenian Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem (MaanImages/Luay Sababa, File) 13/12/2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority is struggling to raise funds for a planned renovation to Bethlehem’s iconic Church of the Nativity, a Palestinian official said Monday. Ziad Bandak, presidential adviser for Christian affairs and head of the Nativity Church restoration committee, says the PA has raised about $1.6 million of the nearly $15 million needed for a major roof renovation. “The major issue is the issue of funding,” Bandak told reporters in Bethlehem.
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PA struggles to fund Bethlehem Church Renovation
