Tag: Bethlehem
In Bethlehem, a Christmas mass with political overtones for “the end of hostilities” in Gaza
When Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa spoke in English, Monday, December 25, shortly after midnight, the crowd gathered in the Church of the Nativity, in the center of Bethlehem, applauded : “My…
In Bethlehem, in the West Bank, a Christmas at half mast, in solidarity with the Gazans
This year, Christmas will not really take place in Bethlehem. Due to the war in Gaza and tensions in the occupied West Bank, around thirty leaders of the main Christian…
“Our heart this evening is in Bethlehem,” says Pope Francis during Christmas Mass
Pope Francis delivering Christmas mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, December 24, 2023. REMO CASILLI / REUTERS “Our heart this evening is in Bethlehem”declared Sunday evening, December 24, Pope Francis,…
Palestinian Territories – Bethlehem celebrates Christmas in times of war – News
Contents In the war between Israel and the militant Islamist Hamas, Palestinian Christians are caught between the fronts. Not just in Gaza itself, and not for the first time either.…
Building financed with EU money: Israel demolishes Palestinian school
Building financed with EU money Israel demolishes Palestinian school 05/07/2023 2:29 p.m Israel repeatedly orders the demolition of buildings belonging to Palestinian citizens. Now it hits a school near Bethlehem.…
In Bethlehem, Christmas is also political
The coronavirus is spoiling business people in Bethlehem for the second Christmas season in a row. All the louder in this silence is a critical letter from church representatives in…
Israel / Palestinian Territories – Silent Night in Bethlehem in Times of Covid – News
contents Bethlehem was preparing for Christmas with people from all over the world. Then Israel suddenly closed its borders again. Bethlehem, the place where Jesus was born according to the…
From Bethlehem to Rio de Janeiro, Christians celebrate a second Christmas darkened by the Covid-19 pandemic
Posted today at 2:00 a.m. In images, in picturesThe surge in Covid-19 infections has put a damper on festive projects, but traditional New Year’s Masses have been held around the…
Bethlehem, in the winter of 2021
E.A storm swept over Israel and Palestine at the beginning of the week. It caused floods on the coast, climbed seven hundred meters into the Judean Mountains without worrying about…
Video: Is that the Bethlehem Christmas star?
Poinsettia from Bethlehem? Why it is worth taking a look "upwards" now The star, which according to the Bible showed Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar the way to Jesus, should be…