Tag: Holy Land
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…
Final Communiqué of the Holy Land Coordination 2023
Jesus set out from there and went into the district of Judea [and] across the Jordan. Again crowds gathered around him (Mk 10:1) Jordan is integral to the Holy Land, as the site of the Lord’s baptism and early ministry. Our presence was affirmed by Bishop Jamal Daibes, Patriarchal Vicar of Jordan, to have been…
Bishop Declan Lang reflects on Holy Land Coordination from Jerusalem
Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Holy Land Coordination, spoke to us just before leaving Jerusalem about this year’s meeting. Listen Bishops and lay delegates visited the holy city of Jerusalem from 21 – 26 May to stand in solidarity with the local Christian communities and to express their support through the four Ps: Prayer,…
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…
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem encourages new narrative for Holy City
His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, spoke to the Bishops and delegates of the Holy Land Coordination about the Holy City of Jerusalem describing it as “an unparalleled reality” that is part of the heritage of the whole world. Patriarch Pizzaballa defended the right of the Christian community to express its vision…
Don’t forget Holy Land and Middle East Christians over Easter, says Bishop
Ahead of Holy Week, Bishop Declan Lang, chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has issued a reminder that the Christians living in the lands of Christ should be held in prayer. Starved of pilgrim visitors to the Holy sites, and facing the daily realities of conflict and occupation, the Christians, as Pope Francis puts…
Bishops to visit the Holy Land in support of local Christians
The Theme of the Holy Land Coordination this year is: “Christians in Israel; challenges and opportunities.”
Bishops oppose unjust Israeli law
We stand in solidarity with the Holy Land’s Christian community and oppose the unjust Nation State Law passed by the Israeli Knesset earlier this year. As the local Catholic ordinaries explained in their recent statement, this law creates a constitutional and legal basis for discriminatory treatment of Israel’s citizens on both ethnic and religious grounds.…
Cardinal asks for prayers for people of Gaza and offers support to the territory’s small Catholic community
Cardinal Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has visited the Catholic parish in Gaza and is keen that they should not be forgotten at this desperate time. In a statement today, 16 May, he said: “Today I have had a phone conversation with Fr Mario da Silva, the Catholic parish…
Cardinal and Archbishop of Canterbury: Protect the Status Quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem
In a joint letter to the Israeli Ambassador to London, Mark Regev, the two faith leaders expressed their deep concern at the events unfolding in Jerusalem
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 meet with students at Jewish School in Jerusalem
Hello and greetings from Jerusalem. I’m Bishop Bill Nolan, Bishop of Galloway in Scotland and I’m here in Jerusalem with the Holy Land Co-ordination and we’re visiting the Christian community here. This year we’re concentrating on the young people and on education and so today in contrast to yesterday, when we went to a Palestinian…
