Holy Land Co-ordination Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/holy-land/holy-land-co-ordination/ England and Wales Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:53:48 +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 Co-ordination Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/holy-land/holy-land-co-ordination/ 32 32 174395915 Dr Sarah Bernstein: “Promoting peace is a shared responsibility” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dr-sarah-bernstein-promoting-peace-is-a-shared-responsibility/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dr-sarah-bernstein-promoting-peace-is-a-shared-responsibility/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:48:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114683 On the third day of the Holy Land Co-ordination, 19 January, the bishops and delegates participated in a discussion titled, From Declaration to Dialogue: Nostra Aetate in Today’s Israel, held with members of the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, based in Jerusalem. In an interview following the group discussion, Dr Sarah Bernstein, Executive Director […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dr-sarah-bernstein-promoting-peace-is-a-shared-responsibility/feed/ 0 114683 Rabbis for Human Rights: “Actively engage every community to see the humanity that they hold” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/rabbis-for-human-rights-actively-engage-every-community-to-see-the-humanity-that-they-hold/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/rabbis-for-human-rights-actively-engage-every-community-to-see-the-humanity-that-they-hold/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:26:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114680 On Monday, 19 January, bishops and delegates from the Holy Land Co-ordination met with Rabbis for Human Rights, a long-running Israeli NGO made up of a membership of 175 Israeli rabbis from across the different denominations of Judaism. Anton Goodman, a member of Rabbis for Human Rights, explained the approach the organisation takes to its […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/rabbis-for-human-rights-actively-engage-every-community-to-see-the-humanity-that-they-hold/feed/ 0 114680 Young Hebrew-speaking Catholics aim to build a culture of respect and dialogue between communities https://www.cbcew.org.uk/young-hebrew-speaking-catholics-aim-to-build-a-culture-of-respect-and-dialogue-between-communities/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/young-hebrew-speaking-catholics-aim-to-build-a-culture-of-respect-and-dialogue-between-communities/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:50:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114636 As part of this year’s Holy Land Co-ordination, a group of bishops and representatives from Catholic organisations visited the St James Vicariate in Jerusalem. The St James Vicariate serves seven communities of Hebrew-speaking Catholics across Israel, as well as a small community of Russian-speaking Catholics. Speaking to the delegation, Fr Piotr Zelazko, Patriarchal Vicar of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/young-hebrew-speaking-catholics-aim-to-build-a-culture-of-respect-and-dialogue-between-communities/feed/ 0 114636 Archbishop Nolan: Peace depends on recognising the humanity of the other side https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-nolan-peace-depends-on-recognising-the-humanity-of-the-other-side/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-nolan-peace-depends-on-recognising-the-humanity-of-the-other-side/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:17:17 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114390 As the 2026 Holy Land Co-ordination pilgrimage concluded in Jerusalem, Archbishop William Nolan, Archbishop of Glasgow, offered his reflections on his ten years of being part of the delegation. “What inspires me whenever I come are the people that I meet who are so engaged in justice and peace and who continually point out the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-nolan-peace-depends-on-recognising-the-humanity-of-the-other-side/feed/ 0 114390 Final Communiqué of the Holy Land Co-ordination 17-21 January 2026 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/final-communique-hlc2026/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/final-communique-hlc2026/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:14:16 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114420 “You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world” Matthew 5:13.14 Our pilgrimage was to a Land where people are suffering trauma. We began with a visit to Bedouin communities living on the margins of society in the Occupied West Bank. They shared their experiences of a life on the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/final-communique-hlc2026/feed/ 0 114420 It’s time to come back to the Holy Land, says Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem https://www.cbcew.org.uk/its-time-to-come-back-to-the-holy-land-says-latin-patriarch-of-jerusalem/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/its-time-to-come-back-to-the-holy-land-says-latin-patriarch-of-jerusalem/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:26:56 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114376 On Tuesday, 20 January, the Bishops of the Holy Land Co-ordination visited the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to deepen their understanding of the challenges faced by the local church. His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, spoke to the group and took questions before celebrating Mass in the Co-Cathedral of the Most […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/its-time-to-come-back-to-the-holy-land-says-latin-patriarch-of-jerusalem/feed/ 0 114376 Bishop Curry: “Holy Land is a place of hope and potential yet to be realised” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-curry-holy-land-is-a-place-of-hope-and-potential-yet-to-be-realised/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-curry-holy-land-is-a-place-of-hope-and-potential-yet-to-be-realised/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:30:06 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114322 Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Bishops’ Conference, has offered his reflections as the Holy Land Co-ordination pilgrimage passes its halfway point.  The Bishop delegates have learned of the struggles of Bedouin tribes in the West Bank and have celebrated Mass with the local Christians in Palestine’s only fully Christian […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-curry-holy-land-is-a-place-of-hope-and-potential-yet-to-be-realised/feed/ 0 114322 Bishop Hudson: “We must allow ourselves to be transfigured by love” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-we-must-allow-ourselves-to-be-transfigured-by-love/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-we-must-allow-ourselves-to-be-transfigured-by-love/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:00:10 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114324 On Monday 19 January, Bishop Nicholas Hudson preached a homily at the Vicariate of St James at a Mass for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Jerusalem. Reflecting on the Gospel message, Bishop Hudson said: “It is our faith – that is to say, we believe – that the wine of God’s love has been poured into our […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-we-must-allow-ourselves-to-be-transfigured-by-love/feed/ 0 114324 West Bank priest: “We still believe that hope never fails, despite attacks” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/west-bank-priest-we-still-believe-that-hope-never-fails-despite-attacks/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/west-bank-priest-we-still-believe-that-hope-never-fails-despite-attacks/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:46:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114316 Father Bashar Fawadleh, parish priest of Christ the Redeemer in Taybeh, Palestine, welcomed the international group of bishops of the Holy Land Co-ordination to the West Bank’s only fully Christian town for Sunday Mass on 18 January. Pressure has been ramping up on the Latin Catholic community over the past 12 months – especially in […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/west-bank-priest-we-still-believe-that-hope-never-fails-despite-attacks/feed/ 0 114316 Bishop Hudson reflects on meeting with Bedouin tribe in Palestine: “We see you and we won’t forget you” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-reflects-on-meeting-with-bedouin-tribe-in-palestine-we-see-you-and-we-wont-forget-you/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-hudson-reflects-on-meeting-with-bedouin-tribe-in-palestine-we-see-you-and-we-wont-forget-you/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:20:24 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114291 The Holy Land Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in support of the Church of the Holy Land, the Holy Land Co-ordination, is currently taking place in and around Jerusalem from Saturday, 17 January to Wednesday, 21 January 2026. The first activity in the programme was a visit to the Comboni Sisters to witness their pastoral and humanitarian […]

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