west bank Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/west-bank/ England and Wales Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:37:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png west bank Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/west-bank/ 32 32 174395915 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 Bishop Curry: Prayer, words and ‘concrete action’ needed to end settler violence in only Christian village in the West Bank https://www.cbcew.org.uk/concrete-action-needed-to-end-settler-violence-in-taybeh/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/concrete-action-needed-to-end-settler-violence-in-taybeh/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 15:36:58 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=117302 On Thursday, 7th May, residents of Taybeh, the last entirely Palestinian Christian village in the West Bank, reported that Israeli settlers stormed their land and established a new illegal outpost. Residents also said settlers threatened to kill those returning to their property and later seized a nearby quarry. Bishop Jim Curry visited Taybeh earlier this […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/concrete-action-needed-to-end-settler-violence-in-taybeh/feed/ 0 117302 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 Comboni Sisters walking in hope with a Bedouin tribe in the West Bank https://www.cbcew.org.uk/comboni-sisters-walking-in-hope-with-a-bedouin-tribe-in-the-west-bank/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/comboni-sisters-walking-in-hope-with-a-bedouin-tribe-in-the-west-bank/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2026 08:29:55 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114313 On the first day of the Holy Land Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences’s visit in support of the Church of the Holy Land, the delegation of bishops visited the Comboni Sisters, who have a long-standing pastoral and humanitarian presence among Bedouin communities. Their ministry is marked by consistency, trust, and quiet service – particularly among women […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/comboni-sisters-walking-in-hope-with-a-bedouin-tribe-in-the-west-bank/feed/ 0 114313 Wave of Hope: Dr Harry Hagopian https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-19/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113368 18 December This Wave of Hope short Advent reflection comes from Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer and a church consultant on the Middle East North Africa region and the Gulf States. “Hope is merely staying alive for most Palestinians today,” reflects Dr Hagopian, who hails originally from Jordan. “Hope is being able to preserve […]

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]]> 113368 Wave of Hope: Bishop Jim Curry https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-16/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 01:23:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113366 15 December This Wave of Hope reflection for Advent comes from Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Jesus was born into a mess, says Bishop Jim, but we should never lose hope that, in Him, the world can be different. “Jesus comes in […]

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]]> 113366 Wave of Hope: Sr Maria Cecilia Sierra https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-15/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 01:02:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113323 14 December On the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, our Wave of Hope reflection comes from Sister Maria Cecialia Sierra, a Comboni Missionary Sister working among Bedouin communities in the West Bank. Reflecting on the Threads of Peace project through which Bedouin women gather to learn and support each other and which was recently […]

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