Tag: Palestinian Authority
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas receives Ecumenical Patriarch
May 2014 On 27th May 2014, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew meets with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. Source: Read More
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity undergoes biggest repair in 600 years
By Daniela Berretta, The Associated Press - 14/12/13 BETHLEHEM, Palestine - As visitors descend upon Bethlehem this holiday season, they will notice a different look ... Read More
Armenians Voice Fears Over Threat to Rights in Holy Land
Jerusalem, Dec 30, 2012 – The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, a member of the triumvirate of Guardians of the Christian Holy Places, has voiced grave ... Read More
Armenians Voice Fears Over Threat to Rights in Holy Land
Jerusalem, Dec 30, 2012 – The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, a member of the triumvirate of Guardians of the Christian Holy Places, has voiced grave ... Read More
Israel and the Plight of Mideast Christians
9/3/2012 The church in Bethlehem had survived more than 1,000 years, through wars and conquests, but its future now seemed in jeopardy. Spray-painted all over ... Read More
Gaza Christians long for days before Hamas cancelled Christmas
Phoebe Greenwood in Gaza City 23/12/2011 Since the Palestinian Authority left the Gaza Strip, festive celebrations and displays of crucifixes have become taboo. When the ... Read More
PA struggles to fund Bethlehem Church Renovation
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 ... Read More
UNESCO Fueling Cultural Conflict Over Hebron Holy Site
Anav Silverman International Correspondent in Jerusalem 22/11/2011 It is a clear blue and busy day in the holy city of Hebron. A small crowd of ... Read More
Ousted Patriarch behind locked doors in Jerusalem
By JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press 6/1/2011 JERUSALEM -- Six years ago, Irineos I was the patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem with ... Read More
Letter from Bethlehem
The Guardian In this, the first in an occasional series of Extra reports from our foreign correspondents, Harriet Sherwood visits the Church of the Nativity ... Read More