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Parish priest after attack on Gaza’s only Catholic church: “Everything happened in seconds”
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The Church of the Holy Family, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, was hit last Thursday, July 17, in an attack that left ...
Attack on Catholic parish in Gaza: 3 people killed, pastor injured
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The Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza was severely damaged today in what is thought to have been an Israeli military strike. According ...
Church leaders urge Israeli authorities to stop attacks on West Bank Christians
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Radical Jewish settlers have been attacking the Christian town of Taybeh with increasing violence, while the Israeli military and police ignore requests for help. The ...
Situation in Gaza still “very bad,” says priest. “Nobody is talking about rebuilding”
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For three months, Gaza received no aid convoys, which meant that the Holy Family parish had to ration its resources to feed the Christians within ...
ACN helping to build up the faith of Christians in the Holy Land
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Christians in the Holy Land are very proud of their heritage but often have only a shaky understanding of the basic tenets of the Faith. ...
“More war won’t solve the situation. It only makes it worse,” says Gaza priest
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Father Gabriel Romanelli says that living with 500 people in a closed compound is not easy, but that the Christians in Gaza consider themselves fortunate ...
Holy Land bishop makes plea for peace to UK parliamentarians
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A Christian leader from the Holy Land has appealed to UK parliamentarians, calling for a “courageous spirit of leadership” to bring about peace. On April ...
“Thank you for keeping the Christian presence alive in Jerusalem”
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Life in Jerusalem’s Old City is difficult for the Christians who continue to live there, many of whom are poor. ACN has been helping these ...
“Bailasan,” a balm for mental health issues in the Holy Land
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The Bailasan Counseling Center is the first Catholic psychosocial and mental health institution aimed exclusively at helping the Christian community in the West Bank. ACN ...
Churches cry foul as tax war flares up again in Israel
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The heads of Christian Churches in the Holy Land have officially protested a renewed attempt to force them to pay certain taxes in the State ...