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France and Palestine: a culinary week together

2017-02-14T17:45:31+00:00February 14th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

From February 16 to 19, the French Gastronomy Week is held in Palestine. In Hebron: workshops and meetings to share cooking experiences, gastronomy and culinary arts. To the south of Jerusalem, on the way to Beersheba, nestled in the hills, lies Hebron. Here, the fondest memories of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian people are preserved. Some [...]

FAIR, in support of Palestine

2017-02-10T20:42:12+00:00February 10th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

The first tranche of the international project FAIR has just been completed. Implemented by UNDP, with the support of Italy, FAIR aims to help the Palestinian communities in Area C and in East Jerusalem. FAIR. Facilitating Access of Infrastructure Resilience Programme: it is the title of the project carried out by UNDP, the United Nations Development [...]

Mons. William Shomali is the new Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan

2017-02-10T20:37:48+00:00February 10th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Mons. William Shomali, Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Vicar for Palestine, was appointed as the new Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan. Mons. William Shomali, Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Vicar for Palestine, was appointed as the new Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan by the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate [...]

The Church takes a closer look at the population of Syria

2017-02-10T20:34:44+00:00February 10th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Syria has been facing a conflict for over six years. In Syria, the Syrian people lack even the most basic things, such as drinking water, food, school, medical care and housing. In these difficult times, the simplest gestures of solidarity make the difference. The population of Syria has been victim of the conflict between the government, [...]