Tag: Israel
Canadian Bishop comments on his visit to schools in the Holy Land
Good day. I’m here with the Holy Land Co-ordination and the second day of our visit was dedicated to education. This morning we visited the offices of the people in charge of all the schools for the Latin Patriarchate – schools in Israel but mainly in Jordan and Palestine. I would say it’s really impressive how…
South African Archbishop talks about the Holy Land Co-ordination visit to Gaza
Greetings! I am Steven Breslin, the Catholic Archbishop of the Diocese of Cape Town in South Africa. The Holy Land Coordination is a group of Bishops who come to the Holy Land every year in January. This year, we are 13 bishops from various different countries and our aim, of course, is to give support and…
Hope for the future in the Holy Land
Bishops from across Europe, North America and South Africa will meet in the Holy Land over the coming days to promote dialogue and peace, while meeting young people. This annual visit was set up 20 years ago at the invitation of the Holy See with the aim of visiting and supporting the Holy Land’s local…
Cardinal’s letter on Jerusalem and Christians of the Holy Land
Following your letter to President Donald Trump, of 6 December 2017, and on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, I wish to express my solidarity with you and all Christians in the Middle East at this troubling time. We count ourselves among those who ‘love Jerusalem’ and ‘have every will to work…
Britain’s Broken Promise: Time for a New Approach
Thank you for inviting me to address this important event tonight. I would like to start by sharing two brief memories of my most recent visit to the Holy Land;
Bishops call for action after fifty years of occupation in the Holy Land
For fifty years the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza have languished under occupation, violating the human dignity of both Palestinians and Israelis.
You are not forgotten
We take away our experiences and the stories that we have heard, and we are determined to give a voice to the voiceless.
Israeli police prevent Bishops from visiting the Cremisan Valley
The Holy Land Coordination was travelling to the area for the third year running when they were confronted by security forces and instructed to leave.
Statement from Bishop Declan Lang on recent violence in the Holy Land
As I pray for the dead and injured from both the Palestinian and Israeli sides, I also call upon both communities and their leaderships to exercise restraint and refrain from going down the slippery road of tit-for-tat killings and mutual recrimination.
Bishop Lang urges Israeli authorities to stop construction of Separation Wall in Cremisan Valley
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has condemned the move and has called on the Israeli authorities to down tools and await the decision of the Supreme Court on a petition submitted by the families of the Valley a few days ago.
Bishop Declan Lang: Delight at the Cremisan Valley Final Judgement
The proposed wall through the Cremisan valley threatened to separate the nineteenth century Salesian monasteries and a convent school. The Court has instructed the Israeli government to plan a new route, although it has set no time frame for the new plans. I am against all walls that separate communities from each other, let…
Bishops from around the world pray at the Gaza/Israel border
Unable to celebrate Mass with the Catholics of Gaza, the Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination prayed in solidarity with the Gazans at the Erez crossing