Tag: West Bank
THE HOLY MONASTERY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ON THE JORDAN RIVERBANK REOPENED
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem - 29/1/18 It is announced that the historic Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist in the Bethabara area, east of Jericho, ... Read More
THE FORE FEAST OF THEOPHANY AT THE JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE
The Jerusalem Patriarchate - 22/1/18 The Forefeast of Theophany was celebrated by the Patriarchate according to the Typikon order of the Church and the Status ... Read More
THE TOWN OF ZABABDEH
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem - June 2017 To the north of the West Bank and 15 km to the south-east of the City of Jenin, ... Read More
MOSES MEMORIAL ON TOP OF MOUNT NEBO OPENS AGAIN TO PILGRIMS
Pravoslavie.ru - 25/10/16 The memorial to Moses on the summit of the famous Biblical Mount Nebo has again opened to pilgrims who wish to visit the ... Read More
THE FEAST OF THE TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS OF ST SAVVAS THE SANCTIFIED
Patriarchate of Jerusalem - October -November 2015 On Monday, the 13th/26th of October 2015, the Patriarchate observed the feast of the translation of the relics ... Read More
PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM DECORATES MESSRS. FRANK FEIGENBAUM AND MARIOS PAPADOPOULOS
On the morning of Thursday, the 18th of September/1st of October 2015, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem conferred the medal of Minor Crusader of the Equestrian ... Read More
IOCC Farm Project Reaps Food And Earning Power For West Bank Women
The freshly laid eggs that Rana gathers daily from her hen house not only help to feed her and her ailing mother, but also provide ... Read More
FEAST OF ABBA GERASIMUS OF THE JORDAN
On Tuesday, the 4th/17th March of 2015, the Patriarchate observed the memory of Hosios Gerasimus of the Jordan at the Monastery founded by him during ... Read More
Solidarity with abducted archbishops and nuns expressed
Bethlehem, West Bank, (SANA)- Participants of Theology and the Local Church Conference in the occupied Palestinian territories expressed solidarity with the abducted archbishops and nuns by ... Read More
Ringing the bells in Bethlehem, to keep those old Christmas traditions alive
Khadir Jaraiseh, 22, pulls the ropes of four bells in a short tower of the Church of the Nativity, for prayer services of the Armenian ... Read More
Vandals damage graves in Jerusalem, in latest attack against Christians
Associated Press- 9/10/13 JERUSALEM — Christian leaders in Israel are up in arms over what they say is a string of relentless attacks on church ... Read More
Monastery defaced by ‘extremists’
22/8/13 Vandals have defaced a monastery near Jerusalem, police said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents blamed on extremists. Police spokeswoman Luba ... Read More
Palestinian Christians Face
Lena Odgaard for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse- 30/3/13 Thousands of Christians from across the globe are flocking to Jerusalem to follow the footsteps of Jesus during ... Read More
Christmas in Bethlehem
24/12/12 Israel has taken measures to ensure a safe environment, smooth access and movement for the many worshippers and tourists who come to celebrate Christmas ... Read More
Extremist Israeli Settlers Write Racist Graffiti On Christian Monastery
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies - 13/12/12 A number of extremist Israeli settlers wrote, on Wednesday at dawn, racist graffiti attacking Christianity and Jesus ... Read More
‘Jesus is a monkey’ daubed on Jerusalem monastery wall
Menahem Kahana / AFP - Getty Images A Trappist monk stands between graffiti reading in Hebrew, "Jesus is a monkey" (L) and "mutual guarantee, Ramat ... Read More
Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site
Associated Press 23/6/2012 (AP) The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use ... Read More
A Palestinian Christian Eyewitness Remembers The Israeli Military Siege Of The Church Of The Nativity
By Sharat G. Lin with Jiries Canavati in Bethlehem 8/4/2012 Ten years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, in response to a rapid succession of ... Read More
Ancient monastery attacked by Israeli extremists
By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger 4/4/2012 Continuing vandalism at religious sites prompts condemnation from religious communities and politicians. A medieval Greek Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem, one ... Read More
‘Price Tag’ mirrors Hitler’s youth
By Jamal Kanj 15/3/2012 Death to Christians' and 'Death to Arabs' were scrawled in Hebrew last week on an old monastery and property of Palestinian ... 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