Gazan Christians Commemorate Palm Sunday

Christians of Gaza City, north of the Gaza Strip, celebrated “Palm Sunday” in the Eastern Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrios,…

  RAMALLAH, Wednesday, April 12, 2023 (WAFA) – The Higher Presidential Committee for the Follow-up of Church Affairs in Palestine…

Thousands of Orthodox Christians from around the world gathered in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday for the…

Palestinian Christians who are members of the Eatern Orthodox tradition are waiting for the Israeli High Court to make a…

RAMALLAH, Thursday, April 21, 2022 (WAFA) – Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas, warned today of the danger…

RAMALLAH, Saturday, May 01, 2021 (WAFA) – The presidency condemned the Israeli occupation’s oppressive measures against Christians commemorating the Holy…

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry issued a statement denouncing the Israeli police attack on dozens of Palestinian Christians celebrating Holy Saturday,…

By Peter Oborne for Middle East Eye One week before Christmas. I’m in Manger Square and watching pilgrims descend from…

Christians from the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy sites in Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas…

In a special consultation hosted by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) and Bright Stars of Bethlehem, convened in cooperation…

For the first time, Israeli authorities decided this year to deny all travel permits to Palestinian Christians from Gaza to…

Hundreds of Palestinian Christians and their supporters gathered Friday in Haifa, in northern Israel, to protest an Israeli exhibit that…

The Archbishop of Sebastia, from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Atallah Hanna, stated that the Palestinian Christians in the…

Annually, Israeli authorities file travel permits for only a small percentage of Palestinian Christians in the besieged Gaza Strip, dividing…

Mayor of Bethlehem, advocate Anton Salman said, in response to Sunday’s statements by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Bethlehem…

Palestinian Christians living in the Gaza Strip are being denied access to Jerusalem, by Israel, during Holy Week and the…

Palestinian Christians from around the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel came out in harsh opposition, Saturday, to a…

Christian residents of the Gaza Strip recently spoke about their daily life to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, during a surprise…

Thousands of Christian followers of the Orthodox and Catholic faiths from all over the world, gathering at the Church of…

A group of Israeli extremists assaulted the Pentecostal prayer procession in Jerusalem this week, shouting and trying to occupy Mount…

Palestinian orthodox Christians celebrated today the Bright Saturday or know as Holy Saturday in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza…

Christian Palestinians and pilgrims from around the world marked Good Friday, today, by holding a procession on Via Dolorosa, in…

A group of extremist, right-wing Israeli settlers, on Sunday at dawn, sprayed slogans calling for the slaughter of Christians, on…

An Israeli Rabbi said, Wednesday, that Christians are not welcome in Jerusalem, and that he does not mind burning mosques…

Dim lighting and candles softly illuminate decorative tapestries as the smell of incense fills the air and the harmonic sound…

The leader of the right-wing group Lehava, which calls for the expulsion of non-Jews from Israel, has issued a statement…

Israeli forces attacked a protest rally by Palestinian Christians following mass on Sunday. Priests, patriarchs and other church leaders marched…

Palestinian Christians clashed with Israeli border police near Bethlehem, Wednesday, after dozens of demonstrators, including priests, gathered to protest renewed…

Israeli police, on Saturday, beefed up their military presence and procedures across Jerusalem, preventing Christians from reaching Al Qiyamah Church…

Thousands of Christian pilgrims filled Jerusalem’s ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher, on Saturday, for the ‘Holy Fire’ ceremony which…

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem urged Christians to stand firm in the face of tragedy, as worshipers massed for Easter…

After annual difficulty accessing religious sites, Palestinians have vowed to pursue ‘other means’ if restrictions continue.After annual difficulty accessing religious…

A rare ‘White Christmas’ was celebrated Tuesday evening by Orthodox Christians in Bethlehem. The snow did not hinder the festivities,…

Your Holiness Pope Francis: “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,…” ~Matthew 19:14, Our Lord…

Israeli authorities have allowed 660 Christians from Gaza to see Pope Francis, on Sunday, in the occupied West Bank city…

Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior member of the Hamas political bureau, says all Palestinians, regardless of religious diversities, are…

On June 6, which coincides with the 46th anniversary of Israel’s illegal occupation of Jerusalem, representatives of more than 45…

[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] In a letter delivered to the Latin Patriarch in the Holy Land, Paul Marcuzzo of Nazareth,…

Several Israeli-based organizations, on Wednesday, condemned a new campaign to recruit Palestinian Christian citizens of the country to serve in…

A group of Christians from East Jerusalem, on Sunday, said that Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian mobility has resulted in violations…

A new law to create a separate ‘Christian’ nationality for Palestinian citizens of Israel successfully passed through the Knesset, on…

The Palestinian Christian Initiative (Kairos Palestine) issued a statement strongly denouncing the Israel attempts to recruit Arab Palestinian Christians, in…

In a serious escalation of the Israeli attempts to divide the Arab community in the country, and amidst massive objections,…

Thousands of Israeli police officers were deployed in the streets of Jerusalem as Orthodox Christians from around the world gathered…

Former political prisoner, a Palestinian researcher specialized in detainee’s affairs, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, wished all Palestinian Christians a Merry Christmas and…

Archbishop Attalla Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Church In Jerusalem, voiced strong condemnation to the Israeli attempts to recruit Arab…

Ma’an News Agency reported today on a Christian family whose four sons have all been imprisoned by the Israeli Military.…

Thousands of Orthodox Christians gathered in Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Friday through Sunday for the celebration of the Easter holiday,…

On Sunday, Christians around the world celebrated the Easter holiday, and thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Church of the…

Racist graffiti has been sprayed on a church in Jerusalem on Monday in the third such incident in the past…

Israeli Police spokesperson, Micky Rosenfeld, stated Tuesday that extremist Israeli settlers carried out another “price tag” attack, this time targeting…

Christmas celebrations for the Orthodox community got underway in Bethlehem on Friday, January 6th, which marks Christmas Eve for Orthodox…

For the first time the Baraka Presbyterian Church, located in Bethlehem, added their support for nonviolent action to that of…

Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Hanniyah, confirmed to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Father Hamam Akhzouz, Hamas government’s full commitment for…

In a meeting with a Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Prime Minister of the deposed government of Gaza,…

Bishops meetings with a Vatican synod to discuss the immigration of Christians from the Middle East have blamed the Israeli-Palestinian…

Scores flocked on Wednesday to the Manger Square in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem celebrating Christmas according to…

On the anniversary of the death of a Christian detainee who died in an Israeli prison twenty years ago, Abdul-Nasser…

Tens of thousands of Palestinian, Arab and international Christians made their way Sunday to the occupied holy city of Jerusalem…

Sheikh Tayseer Al Tamimi, Islamic Supreme Judge and Attalah Hanna, Senior Palestinian Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in Palestine,…

A Palestinian woman lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity a few days before Christmas in the West…

Local scouting troops paraded through Nativity Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, playing drums and bagpipes…

Local boyscout groups paraded through Nativity Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, playing drums and bagpipes…

More than 5,000 Evangelical Christian Zionists from different nationalities marched in Jerusalem to voice their support to Zionism and the…

The supreme judge of Palestine Sheikh Tayseer At-Tamimi called Saturday on the Palestinian people not to be provoked by the…

Christians in Gaza protested on Thursday against the ongoing Israeli military escalation and war in Palestine and Lebanon, and called…

As Greek Orthodox Palestinian Christians were celebrating the Holy Saturday in Jerusalem, Israeli policemen attacked dozens of worshipers and priests…

Palestinian Christians in the Gaza Strip denied claims that the rise of Hamas to power would undermine their religious rights.from…

Scores of Palestinian Muslims and Christians demonstrated in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Nablus, on Sunday and Monday,…

Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on…

”History is a set of agreed-upon lies’ (Napoleon) A few weeks ago I received by email an article by a…

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem continue to attract the attention of Palestinians, Jordanians and Greeks alike. The decision by more…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff At least 37 Palestinians were killed across Gaza Friday, medical sources said. At least seven…

From Middle East Eye: Lebanon’s Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed after Israel launched a…

On Monday, September 2, day 332 of the Israeli assault on the civilian population of Gaza, Israeli forces continued their…

On Saturday, Day 330 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells struck various parts of…

By Jonathan Kuttab – Sabeel: It is outrageous, in the midst of an ongoing genocide where each day brings news of…

77 Gazans killed in Khan Younis with no chance to flee; Israeli army admits leaving Palestinian man with Down Syndrome…

This week Palestinian Evangelical Lutheran pastor Reverend Munther Isaac gave a very compelling talk at a mosque in South Africa,…

Egos, assumptions, denialism accompany passage of UN Security Council resolution; meanwhile, another confirmation of genocide by Israel; German support for…

IsraelPalestineNews: Now three hospitals in Gaza under siege, with horrific stories coming out; Israel bans all UNRWA aid deliveries in…

January 7th marks the Eastern Orthodox Christmas celebration, which is usually accompanied by festivities and parades in the city of…

2023 will be remembered for its last 3 months, when tens of thousands of Gazans were massacred with the blessing…

Israeli soldiers killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians in several parts of the Gaza Strip, including when the army fired…

Video message from Bethlehem Municipality, delivered by its Mayor, Mr. Hanna Hanania: As Christmas approaches, Bethlehem remains sad, just like…

Christians in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and all parts of occupied Palestine have decided that Christmas this year will only focus on…

Gaza has been in the spotlight for two weeks; meanwhile the West Bank has seen more than its share of…

The following is a summary of news for October 20th, 2023 – the 14th day of the Israeli assault on…

At least eight Palestinians, including women and children, were killed when the Israeli army fired a missile at the assembly…

On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers shot one Palestinian with live fire and four with rubber-coated steel bullets and caused dozens…

JERUSALEM, Wednesday, July 19, 2023 (WAFA) – The Islamic-Christian Committee in Support of Jerusalem and its Sanctuaries today condemned what…

On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers injured 87 Palestinians, including a young man who was shot in the back, and several…

Violation of Right to Life and Bodily Integrity [This report covers 2 weeks due to ‘Eid al-Fitr holiday] Two Palestinians…

On Tuesday dawn, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of a young man whom Israeli soldiers shot and seriously…

GENEVA, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 (WAFA) – World Council of Churches general secretary Jerry Pillay today condemned an attack by…

On Thursday, an illegal Israeli colonizer invaded a church in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem and caused damage to…

JERUSALEM, Wednesday, January 04, 2023 (WAFA) – The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem today condemned what it described as the wanton…

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man and injured thirty-seven, including three who suffered life-threatening wounds, after…

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed a child and injured 32 Palestinians, one seriously, in addition to causing dozens to…

By Kathryn Shihadah: Over 1 million Palestinians have been held in Israeli prisons over the years. Thousands have been held…