Tag: Palestinian Authority

President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas receives Ecumenical Patriarch

OCP- May 30, 2014

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

OCP- December 14, 2013

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

OCP- January 3, 2013

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

OCP- January 3, 2013

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

OCP- March 10, 2012

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

OCP- December 23, 2011

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

OCP- December 15, 2011

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

OCP- November 22, 2011

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

OCP- January 8, 2011

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

OCP- December 17, 2010

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