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Archive for the ‘Holy Land’ Category

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Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom

One of the most alarming incidents occurred in the Christian village of Taybeh, the last entirely Christian Palestinian town in the West Bank. On May 29, preparations for the community’s annual Marian festival were temporarily halted when Israeli military vehicles entered the village and ordered organizers to stop their work, despite the event having received the required authorizations from local authorities

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israel expropriates the tomb of the prophet Samuel, but for the Palestinians the target is al-Aqsa

A new chapter in the silent war on heritage in the West Bank. The tomb of the prophet, north of Jerusalem, managed by the Islamic Waqf, has been seized in the latest act of the “Judaization” of Palestinian sites. Peace Now: the aim is to “expand and deepen the annexation”. Rumours of a plan by the Netanyahu government to strip Jordan of custody of Islam’s third holiest site.

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Interview•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The Grammar of Hate: An Interview with Bishop Rafic Nahra, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, on the Situation in the Holy Land

Even before October 7, 2023, «extremists felt protected by the authorities, or at least tolerated.» Radicalism, distorted interpretations of the Bible, polarization, and economic interests. «The greatest victory of evil is when it manages to contaminate the victim.»

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Southern Lebanon: Stories of Occupation

In the 600 square kilometers occupied by Israel in the south of the country, there are 68 villages under military control and more than 200,000 displaced people. The war has caused almost three thousand deaths. The Maronite Bishops urge Lebanon to be sovereign and neutral, while the population only asks to live with dignity. The testimony of Friar Toufic Bou Mehri, Franciscan parish priest.