TESTIMONY —
Gaza Strip. Sister Saleh: “A growing number of Christians want to emigrate”
di Daniele RocchiThese are the last hours of the Gaza truce. Over the last three days, the displaced Christians sheltering in the…
TESTIMONY —
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…
APPEAL —
Gaza Strip. Jerusalem church leaders and Archbishop Welby (Anglicans): “The international community must ensure protection of hospitals, schools and places of worship”
di Daniele RocchiThe bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues. All 700 Catholic members of the Latin parish are incessantly praying for peace.…
REFLECTION —
The Churches in the Middle East. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “No Church can resolve her problems alone. Let there be no more grievances”
di Daniele Rocchi“Rooted in hope”, the Symposium organised by ROACO – Riunione delle Opere di Aiuto alle Chiese Orientali (Assembly of Organizations…
10 YEARS LATER —
Apostolic Exhortation “Ecclesia in Medio Oriente.” Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “From ISIS to Abu Dhabi. Ten dramatic years”
di Daniele RocchiPope Benedict XVI signed his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Church in the Middle East, “Ecclesia in Medio Oriente,” on…
SOLIDARITY VISIT —
Holy Land. HLC 2022: “Jerusalem must never become the exclusive monopoly of any one religion”
di Daniele RocchiThe final communiqué of the bishops of the Holy Land Coordination, on a solidarity visit to the local Christian communities…
INTERVIEW —
Holy Land. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Jerusalem does not concern Israelis and Palestinians alone”
di Daniele RocchiA “Christian narrative” on Jerusalem to reaffirm the Christian community’s citizenship rights. It was reaffirmed by the Latin Patriarch of…
FAITH AND CULTURE —
Charles de Foucauld: his stay in Jerusalem mentioned in the archives of the Poor Clare Convent. The saint’s writings and drawings
FLORENCE 2022 —
Meeting of Mediterranean Bishops and Mayors. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Alliance with civil authorities for common actions concerning citizenship”
di Daniele RocchiThe bishops of the Churches of the Mediterranean region will convene in Florence following the 2020 meeting in Bari. Sixty…
ECUMENISM —
Holy Land: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Dialogue, a constant challenge”
di Daniele RocchiThe Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today (until the 25th). The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mons. Pierbattista Pizzaballa,…
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…
