By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — Though the Christmas tree was lit in Nativity Square in the traditional ceremony, and some traditional pre-Christmas parades have taken place, the Christmas spirit this year in Bethlehem has been dampened by the political situation which, since October, has taken the lives of almost 100 [...]
The charisma of the Daughters of Sant'Anne is celebrating their 150th Anniversary in Bethlehem, in the company of the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Pizzaballa, and many faithful and priests. The Congregation of the Daughters of St. Anne is 150 years old. The charisma was born in Italy, and it is found in the Holy [...]
Great celebration in Bethlehem for the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree in the Nativity Square. This year, the tree has once again been lit. The Christmas tree placed at the center of the square of Bethlehem, in front of the Basilica of the Nativity, where tradition commemorates the birth of Jesus, has lit the Palestinian [...]
In the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Catholic Church in the Holy Land will open the Holy Doors in four churches. The Jubilee Year of Mercy will begin on December 8, with the opening of the Holy Door in the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. In addition to the opening of the Holy Doors in [...]