Tag: Bishops
Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination call for peace after killings in Gaza’s Holy Family parish
Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination have issued a statement after two Christian women were killed in a sniper attack on the Holy Family Church compound in Gaza on 16 December 2023. Holy Land Coordination Statement The Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination were profoundly shocked and distressed at the killing by snipers on 16…
Bishops conclude their journey of faith, encounter and solidarity in the Holy Land
The Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination have released their final communiqué upholding the rightful place of the Christian community in Jerusalem’s identity. The group gathered in the Holy City from 21 – 26 May 2022. Final Communiqué ‘If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither’Psalm 137:5 Jerusalem is a Jewish city, a Christian…
HLC18 Final Communiqué: Youthful hope amidst failure of political leadership
And yet, they continue to hope and dream of a better future: this was the message young people gave to the visiting bishops of the Holy Land Coordination during their annual visit. Bishops from across Europe, North America and South Africa came to listen to young Palestinians and Israelis as they expressed their hopes and…
Bishops to visit local Christian communities in Gaza
The Christian community of Gaza is again the focal point of this year’s visit to the Holy Land by Bishops from across Europe, North America and South Africa in support of the local Christian communities and the pastoral work of the Church at the service of all in the Holy Land. The Holy Land Co-ordination…
Bishops deeply moved during two-day visit to Gaza
One of the key components of this year’s Holy Land Co-ordination was a two-day visit to the Gaza Strip. The international delegation, led by 12 bishops, made the short but important visit that started on Sunday, 12 January, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, with a Eucharistic celebration in Gaza’s Holy Family parish.…
Patriarch urges pilgrims to visit Holy Land
His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, used his homily at today’s Holy Land Coordination closing Mass to thank the pilgrim Bishops for standing in solidarity with the region’s Christians. Speaking after the Gospel reading at the Co-Cathedral, the ‘Mother Church’ of the Diocese of Jerusalem, Patriarch Twal urged the bishops to encourage Catholics…
Catholic Bishops to focus on future of Jerusalem for 2010 Holy Land Co-ordination
The Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool, will lead the 2010 meeting of the Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land (Holy Land Co-ordination) which starts on Sunday 10 January in Jerusalem. There will be Bishops and Episcopal representatives from European and North American countries. Bishop William Kenney,…
