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The art of embroidery: Tujan’s talent

2017-01-26T18:08:44+00:00January 26th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Needle and thread. This is all Tujan needs to be able to create small works of art from simple handwork. The Palestinian cultural heritage is very rich and the art of embroidery has a fundamental role. A tradition that has developed over time and that today is found not only on women's traditional clothing, but also [...]

Christians of the Holy Land get a special visit from a group of bishops

2017-01-26T18:04:19+00:00January 26th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

The bishops of the Holy Land Coordination traveled to the Holy Land from Europe, North America and South Africa to express the Church's closeness to the Christian communities of Israel and Palestine. Challenges, conflicts and attempts at reconciliation: in this context, the Holy Land welcomed the Holy Land Coordination, a group of bishops who arrived in [...]

Vatican officials visit war-torn city of Aleppo

2017-01-26T17:59:20+00:00January 26th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Conveying Pope Francis' closeness to the Syrian people, a Vatican delegation visited Aleppo following the end of the hostilities that left thousands dead and the city in ruins. Msgr. Giampietro Dal Toso, secretary-delegate of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, visited the city Jan. 18-23, accompanied by Cardinal Mario Zenari, apostolic [...]

The Polish President visits the places guarded by the Franciscans

2017-01-23T16:19:07+00:00January 23rd, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland, visited the holy places for the first time, and was accompanied by his wife, Agatha Kornhauser-Duda. Follwing the Polish Prime Minister Beata Szylo’s visit in November, the President traveled to the places that are symbolic of Christianity, during his official visit to Israel and Palestine. On the first day, January [...]