Posts Tagged ‘Palestinian Christians’

Levin hosts World Day of Prayer focussing on Palestine

Monday, March 4th, 2024
Palestinian women

Levin’s Queen Street Chapel hosted this year’s World Day of Prayer. Christian women worldwide participate in this day of prayer each year and, this year, the focus was on Palestine. The theme “I Beg You … Bear With One Another in Love” was based on Ephesians 4:1-7 which calls people to bear with each other Read more

The plight of Christians in Palestine

Thursday, December 14th, 2017

On 6 December, Donald Trump officially recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “It has been the capital of the Israeli people since ancient times,” said the President. “It’s undeniable, it’s just a fact.” Christians in Bethlehem responded to the news by burning photos of the American president. They held signs saying: “Jerusalem, Palestine’s heart, is not Read more

Politics and Christians in the Holy Land

Friday, June 21st, 2013

Given that the Vatican “gay lobby” story was back in the air this week, it may be hard for some to fathom that anything else is cooking on the church beat. Yet there is real news out there, including this: A new threat has emerged to the Christian community in the Gaza Strip, estimated at just 3,000 Read more