Good Friday Collection Aids Church in Holy Land
As Catholics commemorate Jesus’ passion on Good Friday, the Vatican is asking them to support the Church in the Holy...
The Holy Land
To Stand Where Jesus Once Stood
Last month Günther Simmermacher made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the second of a series of...
The Faith of Palestine’s Christians
Last month Günther Simmermacher made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the first of a series of articles,...
The Holy Land, the Church and the Settlements – Whats Going On?
Christians have a responsibility to oppose the construction of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, said bishops from the US, Canada...
Christmas Message from Jerusalem: Prepare for God’s Surprises
Except for specific incidents in Egypt and one in Libya, Christians in the Middle East are suffering the same fate...
Longing for Christmas Peace in the Holy Land
During this wonderful time of the year, when Christians throughout the world focus minds and hearts on the coming of...
Bishop: How we’ll get peace in Holy Land
Recently I emailed questions to the auxiliary bishop of the Latin patriarchate of Jerusalem, Bishop William Shomali, asking him to...
Jerusalem: The Birthplace of our Church
The story of God becoming man culminates in Jerusalem. In the eighth part of his series on the recent Pilgrimage...
Can There Be Peace in the Holy Land?
The conflict in the Holy Land is often said to be impossible to resolve. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER outlines the main obstacles...
