Prayer for Christian unity in Jerusalem: Christians thirsting for reconciliation
JERUSALEM – From January 21-29, 2017, the Christians of Jerusalem gathered in common prayers, showing their desire to gather around Christ. So, each day a church of the Holy City welcomed the...
View ArticleLutheran and Catholic joint-common prayer in Amman
AMMAN – In celebration of years of cooperation and dialogue already nurtured in the Holy Land, church leaders from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) and the Latin...
View ArticleCommemoration of the Reformation and thanksgiving prayer in Bethlehem on...
INVITATION – Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Bishop Mounib Younan cordially invite you to a Joint Prayer Service in celebration and thanks giving for the rapprochement between the Catholic...
View ArticleA Joint Catholic and Lutheran Prayer Service in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM – Following up the Joint Catholic and Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund, Sweden, presided by Pope Francis, Bishop Munib Younan and Rev. Martin Junge, a Joint Prayer Service...
View ArticleCompletion of work at the Holy Sepulcher: inauguration scheduled for March 22
JERUSALEM – The restoration work in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher is completed. Pilgrims, visitors and the faithful will soon be able to admire the beauty of the Aedicule that protects the Tomb...
View ArticleAn Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast at the English Hospital in Nazareth
NAZARETH – On Saturday, March 11, 2017, an early morning ecumenical meeting was held in the Auditorium of the Nazareth School of Nursing. A moment of sharing, prayer and friendship with the Board of...
View ArticleArchbishop Pizzaballa’s pastoral visit to Cyprus: “Jerusalem is the symbol of...
CYPRUS – On March 11-13, 2017, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, visited the Cyprus parishes, priests and Knights of the Holy...
View ArticleUnprecedented ecumenical ceremony marks inauguration of restored Edicule of...
HOLY SEPULCHER – On Wednesday, March 22, 2017, the Churches of Jerusalem gathered in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher to contemplate on the result of ten months of restoration of the edicule...
View Article“One in Christ” : Pope Francis and Bishop Younan final statement
SWEDEN – Pope Francis and palestinian Bishop Mounib Younan, President of the Lutheran World Federation, signed a Joint Statement on Monday, October 31, 2016 in which Catholics and Lutherans pledged...
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