Choirs unite for a sacred music mission at Holy Land
Sacred music meets the most sacred place in the world next month as the MOSAIC vocal ensemble and the St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Choir School (SMCS) alumni choir embark on their first performance pilgrimage.
Holy Land school contributes to rebounding tourism industry
At Bethlehem University education is not about personal fulfillment. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp the only way to transform a society that has been locked in conflict with Israel for 70 years, where unemployment runs at nearly one-third of the working age population (32.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, according to the World Bank) and a quarter of the population lives on less than $5.50 per day.
Canadian bishops: Let Easter be our call to reconciliation
Editorial: Hope for the Holy Land
Pope Paul V was a controversial leader in turbulent times. His biography cites a fondness for luxury, penchant for nepotism and persecution of Galileo, but also lauds his completion of St. PeteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Basilica, contributions to education and the arts, encouragement of New World missionaries and the canonization St. Charles Borromeo.
Christianity's holiest site caught in tax protest
Mideast Christian leaders shut Church of Holy Sepulchre to protest taxes
Group of bishops hear concerns from Israelis and Palestinians
Holy Land Christians frustrated by lack of legal action against vandals
JERUSALEM – Christians in the Holy Land, including Catholic leaders, have expressed frustration with lack of legal action against cases of desecration and vandalism of sacred places.
Good Friday Collection to benefit Holy Land Christians
VATICAN CITY – As Christians in the Middle East continue to suffer innumerable hardships this Lenten season, the Vatican has announced that this yearöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Good Friday Collection will benefit Christian communities in the Holy Land.
OTTAWA – After years of seeing little progress toward peace in the Holy Land, Catholic bishops decided to send a more blunt message following their annual pilgrimage to the region.
JERUSALEM – Christians have a responsibility to oppose the construction of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, said bishops from the U.S., Canada and Europe.