Holy Land Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/holy-land/ England and Wales Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:17:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Holy Land Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/holy-land/ 32 32 174395915 Taybeh priest calls for “security and safety” for Palestinians during UK visit https://www.cbcew.org.uk/taybeh-priest-calls-for-security-and-safety-for-palestinians-during-uk-visit/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/taybeh-priest-calls-for-security-and-safety-for-palestinians-during-uk-visit/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:49:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=122037 On 28 and 29 October, Father Bashar Fawadleh, Latin Patriarch Catholic priest from Christ the Redeemer parish in Taybeh – the last entirely Christian village in the West Bank, Palestine, visited the UK at the invitation of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He took part in a number of engagements to […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/taybeh-priest-calls-for-security-and-safety-for-palestinians-during-uk-visit/feed/ 0 122037 Church leaders in Jerusalem condemn recent attacks in Taybeh https://www.cbcew.org.uk/church-leaders-in-jerusalem-condemn-recent-attacks-in-taybeh/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/church-leaders-in-jerusalem-condemn-recent-attacks-in-taybeh/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:51:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=121539 Source: Vaticannews.va The patriarchs and heads of Churches in Jerusalem have issued a statement firmly condemning the “heinous attack” carried out on Saturday, October 17, by “masked settlers” in the Christian village of Taybeh. The attack targeted residents harvesting olives, as well as diplomats and officials from European countries who were visiting the area on […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/church-leaders-in-jerusalem-condemn-recent-attacks-in-taybeh/feed/ 0 121539 Bishop Neylon joins ‘Walk of Witness’ in Liverpool calling for peace in the Holy Land https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-neylon-walk-of-witness-liverpool/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-neylon-walk-of-witness-liverpool/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:33:53 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120956 Last month, on Sunday 27 September, Bishop Tom Neylon, auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, took part in a ‘Walk of Witness’ from Liverpool’s Catholic Cathedral to the city’s Anglican Cathedral at the opposite end of Hope Street. Organised by the Just Peace Coalition, the Christian ecumenical group behind the ‘Time to Act’ campaign, the ‘Walk of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-neylon-walk-of-witness-liverpool/feed/ 0 120956 Bishops mark third anniversary of 7 October Hamas attack https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-mark-third-anniversary-of-7-october-hamas-attack/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-mark-third-anniversary-of-7-october-hamas-attack/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:48:58 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120907 Bishop Nicholas Hudson and Bishop James Curry have issued a joint statement on the third anniversary of the Hamas terror attack that killed around 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage: “7 October marks the third anniversary of Hamas’s brutal massacre of Israeli civilians during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. “We remember and pray […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-mark-third-anniversary-of-7-october-hamas-attack/feed/ 0 120907 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel  https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-week-for-peace-in-palestine-and-israel/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:08:09 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120484 20 – 26 September 2026 With a focus on protecting children, the theme for 2026 comes from Psalms 127:3, “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord.” Churches and Christian communities are being encouraged to consider how to support children lost in the war, left without parents, traumatised, and afraid. Pax Christi Pax Christi England and […]

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]]> 120484 President of the Bishops’ Conference rejects injustice and violence in the Holy Land https://www.cbcew.org.uk/president-of-the-bishops-conference-rejects-injustice-and-violence-in-the-holy-land/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/president-of-the-bishops-conference-rejects-injustice-and-violence-in-the-holy-land/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:21:19 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120399 Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued a statement decrying the violence engulfing the Holy Land and stating that the two-state solution should “remain the goal of all people of good will.” He said: “The Church in England and Wales has a particular […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/president-of-the-bishops-conference-rejects-injustice-and-violence-in-the-holy-land/feed/ 0 120399 Cardinal Pizzaballa in Taybeh: Evil does not have absolute power https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-pizzaballa-in-taybeh-evil-does-not-have-absolute-power/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-pizzaballa-in-taybeh-evil-does-not-have-absolute-power/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:41:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119853 On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told the Christian community of Taybeh that faith in God enables Christians to preserve life and hope even in the most difficult circumstances, stressing that the power of evil is not absolute. “I may not have answers at the human and worldly […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-pizzaballa-in-taybeh-evil-does-not-have-absolute-power/feed/ 0 119853 Bishop James Curry on the declaration of Taybeh as a closed military zone https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-james-curry-on-the-declaration-of-taybeh-as-a-closed-military-zone/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-james-curry-on-the-declaration-of-taybeh-as-a-closed-military-zone/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:59:37 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119785 The last Christian town in the West Bank, Taybeh, has been declared a closed military zone by the Israeli army. The army, the IDF, says that this is to address ongoing attacks by illegal settlers on the town. Bishop James Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Bishops’ Conference, has expressed his concern […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-james-curry-on-the-declaration-of-taybeh-as-a-closed-military-zone/feed/ 0 119785 Fr Romanelli: Gaza’s humanitarian crisis ‘beyond disastrous’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-romanelli-gazas-humanitarian-crisis-beyond-disastrous/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-romanelli-gazas-humanitarian-crisis-beyond-disastrous/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:25:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119593 A Vatican News article in which Fr Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Gaza’s Holy Family Church, appeals for urgent international action as worsening shortages of fuel, transport and basic necessities push the humanitarian crisis in the Strip ‘beyond disastrous.’ The parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Fr Gabriel Romanelli, has renewed his […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-romanelli-gazas-humanitarian-crisis-beyond-disastrous/feed/ 0 119593 Bishops voice support for Time to Act campaign https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-voice-support-for-time-to-act-campaign/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-voice-support-for-time-to-act-campaign/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:41:28 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118558 Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, and Bishop Stephen Wright, Chair of Trustees, CAFOD, have voiced their support for the Just Peace Coalition’s Time to Act campaign which launches on Monday 22 June 2026. The Time to Act campaign has been organised by the Just […]

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