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The Edward Said National Conservatory

2017-07-19T16:05:14+00:00July 19th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

An overview of the educational program of the Edward Said National Conservatory, along with interviews with students and a teacher of the institution Pope Benedict once said: “the beauty of music [is] a spiritual and therefore universal language.” This ideal has found a home in the Edward Said National Conservatory of Palestine. A part of Birzeit [...]

Holy Land Franciscans build interreligious bridges with Buddhist camp

2017-07-17T14:05:44+00:00July 17th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Some of the children seemed fascinated with the life-size scene of Jesus on the cross. Some of the youngest wondered what was happening, why did people look so sad, they asked looking at the scene of Calvary. Others snapped pictures of a small holy water tank as their spiritual leader Venerable Sagarananda Tien [...]