Christian leaders in Holy Land: Refugees suffer like Holy Family did December 23, 2022By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Comparing the suffering Jesus and the Holy Family endured to the way many people and refugees are suffering today, the patriarchs and heads of churches of the Holy Land reminded the faithful of the “deep and abiding love” God has for all his people.
Violence worries church leaders, but tourists buoy Bethlehem residents December 13, 2022By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, News, World News Despite an uptick in violence between the Israeli army and Palestinians in the northern West Bank, the pre-Christmas atmosphere in Bethlehem was festive and optimistic and, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Bethlehem hotels reported near full capacity during the weeks leading up to Christmas.
Documents detailing Portuguese Inquisition to become available online July 21, 2022By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Rare documentation of the Portuguese Inquisition with detailed information about the sentencing trials which took place 500 years ago have been digitized for the first time in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem’s National Library of Israel.
Vandalism at Holy Land abbey caused by small minority, monk says January 26, 2022By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Benedictine priest told a Jewish delegation visiting his monastery that the monks know the perpetrators of vandalism represented a small minority of radicalized Jews.
Bethlehem is open for business, waiting for tourists November 4, 2021By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News On Nov. 1, Israel opened its borders to tourists who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or can show proof of recovery within the past six months; this means tourists will also be able to reach Bethlehem. But tourists faced some hurdles with documents that need to be filled out and other travel requirements as the tourism industry tried to get back into gear.
U.S. evangelicals get Israeli visas; Catholics want equal treatment September 15, 2020By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed astonishment that a large group of evangelical Christians from the U.S. received visas to come to Israel to help with the grape harvest in West Bank settlements, while Catholic institutions have not been able to obtain Israeli visas for their volunteers and staff members because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bethlehem holy sites to be closed after COVID-19 reported at hotel March 5, 2020By Judith Sudilovksy Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, World News The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem urged its faithful to cooperate with the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health, following its order March 5 to close all schools, universities, mosques and churches, including the Church of the Nativity and Shepherd’s field.
