Tag: West Bank
Judean Desert Draws In Tourists
BY DANIELA BERRETTA 9/2/2012 JERICHO, West Bank -- Located between Jerusalem and Jericho, the Judean Desert provided an inspiration to thousands of hermits who lived ... Read More
“Price tag” graffiti daubed on Jerusalem monastery
7/2/2012 (Reuters) - A Jerusalem monastery, built on the site where tradition says the tree used in the making of Jesus's cross once stood, was ... Read More
Orthodox Epiphany Celebrations 2012
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Armenian Christmas in Holy Land – Snaps
The Armenian Orthodox Christian in Jerusalem are the last ones to celebrate the Nativity of our Lord and every year it is on the 18th ... Read More
Churches in Israel struggling to keep up with mass influx of foreign workers
By Julia Niemann 30/12/2011 While the number of Christians with roots in Israel is on the decline, temporary residents are flocking to local services in ... Read More
Clerics clash in Church of the Nativity
BETHLEHEM, West Bank 28/12/2011 (Reuters) - A Christmas cleaning of the Church of the Nativity turned into scuffles on Wednesday between rival Christian clerics zealously ... Read More
Christians in Israel: Thriving, Beleaguered at the Same Time
David Rosenberg 22/12/2011 They succeed at school and at work, but their numbers are barely growing Economically, the Holy Land’s tiny Christian minority is thriving ... Read More
Israeli army to ease Christmas travel
20/12/2011 Jerusalem: The Israeli army announced special measures, on Monday, to ease the movement of Palestinian Christians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ... Read More
Israel’s Red Carpet for Christian Pilgrims
Pilgrims pray at the St. George’s monastery (Photo: Matthew Bell) By Matthew Bell 16/12/2011 Christians are a tiny minority in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. ... Read More
A Christmas journey part 3: ‘Tis the season
Ramallah – Wadi Qelt – Beir Zeit – Ramallah: popping into summer. 13/12/2011 More Snaps here: My Australian readers will have to forgive me on ... Read More
Israel openes the traditional baptism site of Jesus for daily Visits
13/7/2011 Israel opened the traditional baptism site of Jesus to daily visits Tuesday, a move that required the cooperation of Israel’s military and the removal ... 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
Orthodox Nativity Celebrations Worldwide – Snaps
Photos of Orthodox Christian Nativity Celebrations Worldwide. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas mainly on 25th of December, 6th and 7th of January. 2010/2011 Source1: Source2: Source3: ... Read More
Bethlehem Is Booked for Christmas
Written by Arieh O’Sullivan 15/12/2010 As tourism swells, no room in any inns despite Israeli restrictions Amid unseasonably sunny December days in Bethlehem, it appears ... Read More
Fayyad Denounces Greek Orthodox Church Decision
2/12/2010 Ramallah Prime Minister Salam Fayyad denounced Wednesday the participation of officials from the Greek Orthodox Church in an event marking the opening of an ... Read More
Orthodoxy in Pictures – November 2010
30/11/2010 Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III, center, serves a mass for Saint Philoumenos, in the Church of the Greek Orthodox monastery of Jacob's ... Read More
Palestinian Authority and Christian leaders signs an accord to restore the historic church built on the traditional site of Jesus’s Birth
2/9/2010 Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (C) addresses a meeting to discuss repairing the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank biblical town of ... Read More