HCEF: A Collection of Important Statements from Holy Land and other MENA Christians

Thanks to Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF).

• Reflections from the Holy Land – Another Sad Christmas - Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

• Churches in Jerusalem call for respectful Christmas celebrations amid war -

• Gaza: Catholic community resists leaving their land, bombarded by Israel

• Holy Land Christians begin another Advent in the midst of war

• The Custos enters Bethlehem, the start of the time of Advent

• Fr. Patton in Bethlehem: ‘Don’t give up hope despite ongoing war’

• Pope urges young Holy Land peacemakers to ‘keep hope alive’

• Advent with the Custody of the Holy Land

• Advent reflection with Monsignor William Shomali: Episode 1 “Fullness of Time”

• Fr. Agapius Abu Saada addresses enrooted Christian presence in Holy Land

• Christmas 2024. Despair Is Not an Option

• Pope: ‘Pursuit of peace is responsibility of all’

• Declaration on Syria by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton

• Syrian Christians in ‘Grave Danger’ As Islamist Militias Take Over Aleppo

• Virtually no aid has reached Gaza for over 40 days, CRS says

• Cardinal Sako: Christian unity is only path out of current crises

• Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon

• Extremist violence returns to Aleppo

• Franciscan Holy Land College bombed in Syrian city of Aleppo

• Sydney Catholics show their love and concern for Lebanon

• Statement Issued by the Middle East Council of Churches Concerning the Events Occurring in the North of the Syrian Arab Republic

• North African bishops on the war in the Holy Land: “The Bible must not be used to legitimize the colonization or annexation of a territory”

• Cardinal Zenari: Hope is dying in Syria as people just want to escape

• News of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire received by American bishops with ‘profound hope’

• Churches in the rebel-held city of Aleppo remain open for services: “City in limbo”

• Aleppo: updates on the situation