Testimony —
Christians in Bethlehem: not only leaving, but returning
di Daniele RocchiMany Christians have left Bethlehem in search of a better future. But there are also Christians who decided to stay,…
Testimony —
PILGRIMAGE —
Cardinal Zuppi: Visit to Bethlehem’s Caritas Baby Hospital. “It’s always too late to protect human life. The suffering of children is unacceptable”
di Daniele RocchiCardinal Matteo Zuppi has visited the Caritas Baby Hospital (CBH) in Bethlehem, the only paediatric hospital located in the West…
TESTIMONIES —
Israel and Hamas: the ‘Way of the Cross’ of Christians in Bethlehem
di Daniele RocchiThe “sad Christmas” of three of Bethlehem’s Christian inhabitants. Three voices that describe the local Christian community’s feeling of abandonment,…
INTERVIEW —
Israel and Hamas. Father Faltas (Custody): “50 days of inferno. Peace is the destiny of both peoples”.
di Daniele Rocchi“No more hatred, no more revenge, it’s time to return to speak of peace, the destiny of both peoples”, says…
TESTIMONY —
Hamas and Israel: the peace diplomacy of the children of Jerusalem and Bethlehem
di Daniele RocchiThree times last week, schoolchildren from the Holy Land went out onto the streets of Jerusalem and Bethlehem to pray…
TESTIMONY —
Israel and Hamas: Caritas Baby Hospital activities continue despite tensions in the West Bank
di Daniele RocchiTensions are rising in the West Bank, where 150 Palestinians, including 44 children, have been killed by Israeli soldiers since…
TESTIMONY —
Israel and Hamas: from the siege of the Church of the Nativity to the siege of Bethlehem. The testimony of Sister Fayeza Ayad
di Daniele RocchiSister Fayeza Ayad, a member of the community of the Franciscan Minimal Sisters of the Sacred Heart, speaks to SIR…
PILGRIMAGES AND COVID —
Holy Land: COVID-free corridors for the resumption of pilgrimages to holy shrines
di Daniele RocchiA journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem waiting for the pilgrims to return, amidst closed businesses and empty hotels, as the…
OFFICIAL VISIT —
Holy Land: Minister General Fr Fusarelli (OFM), “Living in this Land not as strangers is the essence of being minority”
di Daniele RocchiFather Massimo Fusarelli visited the Holy Land past October 20-25. It was the first ‘official’ visit since his appointment, on…
INTERVIEW —
Tokyo 2020. Dania Nour, the dream of a Palestinian swimmer at the Olympic Games
di Daniele RocchiDania Nour is a 17-year-old Palestinian from Beit Jala (Bethlehem). She is one of two swimmers on the Palestinian Olympic…
INITIATIVE —
Basilicata to support artisans in Bethlehem in the spirit of St Joseph
di Filippo PassantinoAn agreement between QUM social cooperative and a local manufacturer will provide 15 Christian and Muslim artisans with a month’s…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
Coronavirus Covid-19. Patton (Custos): “Now is the time of the pilgrimage of incessant prayer”
di Daniele RocchiDeaths and infections, pilgrimages cancelled, places of worship closed, economy in crisis: Israelis and Palestinians are fighting the coronavirus on…
