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Jerusalem Church Leaders Justify Meeting Herzog After Criticism

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 18:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Church leaders in Jerusalem replied to critics regarding a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog amid fighting in Gaza in a statement published on Saturday, December 17. During this meeting, they reportedly insisted on "the universal position of the Church calling for an end to the bloodshed in Gaza" to the Israeli leader. Jerusalem's church ...

Christians in Lebanon: Rights Versus Roles

par Johnny Kortbawi, 2023-12-19 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The discussion on the rights of Christians in Lebanon takes center stage in various periods — be it amidst the fervor of elections, times of heightened tension, or when it becomes relevant to review and reshuffle all the pertinent matters at hand. Today, we are surfing through a multitude of phases. We are currently in a period dominated by a ...

Soldier Kills Two Women in a Gaza Parish Church

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two Palestinian women were killed by Israeli fire in the only Catholic complex in Gaza, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem published on Saturday, December 16. The institution condemned the "cold-blooded" killing. A Christian mother and daughter were shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic ...

Christians Stand Firm in Gaza, Refusing to Leave Their Churches

par Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 2023-12-09 18:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Despite the war between Hamas and Israel, Gaza's Christian community, along with all Palestinians, stands resolute. Approximately 1,100 Palestinian Christians have been living in Gaza since the Nakba. Ignoring the Israeli army's evacuation request, they adamantly refuse to abandon the two remaining open churches in Gaza, located in the northern ...

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