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Holy Land increasingly emptied of Christians, says Benedictine abbot
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In an address to representatives of Aid to the Church in Need, Benedictine Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel offered a stark and personal account of the fragile ...
Middle East: Holy Week begins under the sign of the cross
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ACN expresses concern over Palm Sunday restrictions in Jerusalem, Syria, and Gaza, and conveys its support for Christians in the Holy Land. The international Catholic ...
Paschal hope among the ruins in Gaza
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Holy Week has begun against a backdrop of persistent war and shortages in the Catholic compound in Gaza. Despite everything, the community intends to celebrate ...
Jerusalem: Christian schools under threat
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On March 10, the Israeli Ministry of Education announced that no work permits will be issued for the 2026-2027 academic year to Palestinian teachers residing ...
Christians in the Holy Land “have never faced anything like this”
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With yet another blow to regional stability, many Christians in the Holy Land believe it is time to leave. Yet the mission of the Church ...
Taybeh: Do not let Palestinian Christians become a “memory of the past”
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The last entirely Christian village in the West Bank, Taybeh, east of Ramallah, has been enduring a wave of attacks and intimidation by Israeli settlers. ...
“It is absolutely essential that the war stops,” says Gaza’s parish priest
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Although the media attention has died down since the ceasefire, the Gaza Strip continues to sink into an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis. Speaking to ...
A Holy Year Pilgrimage of Hope for 51 Young People from the Holy Land
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For the Holy Year 2025, you helped 51 young people from the Holy Land to join with the Universal Church as “Pilgrims of Hope,” visiting ...
Gaza prepares for a Christmas without peace, but not without hope
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As Christmas approaches, the priest of the only Catholic parish in Gaza, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, tells Aid to the Church in Need that his community ...
ACN helps keep the doors of Christian education in the Holy Land open
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With unemployment disproportionately affecting the Christian community, and as a gesture during the Jubilee of Hope, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (LPJ) decided to cancel ...