Holy Land “What will come next?” The arson attack on the Roman Catholic Church of the Multiplication in Israel has given rise to great concern in the Christian community about growing intolerance Following an arson attack on the Roman Catholic Church of the Multiplication in Tabgha in Israel suspected to have been carried out by […]
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Press Release – Holy Land: Rage and sadness
Oliver Maksan, ACN International Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin Montreal, Friday, August 1st, 2014 – “I feel rage and sadness in equal measure when I look at the victims of the Gaza war. I’m shocked. The USA have expended so much political energy on regime change in Syria. And here in Gaza? Nothing’s happening. It’s […]
Patriarch’s Christmas Message to the faithful
Dear friends and faithful of the Holy Land, Christmas leads the eyes of the world to look towards Bethlehem. It is from here, in the midst of conflict and violence tearing our Middle East apart, that the mystery of Christmas gently rises and spreads throughout the world. At this time, we cannot forget in our […]
Holy Land: “I can hardly believe I’m in Nazareth”
At the conclusion of the Year of Faith in the Holy Land by Oliver Maksan, for ACN International adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada ACN Montreal, November 21, 2013 – On Sunday morning a radiant sky looked down on the crowd of thousands who had gathered for the conclusion of the Year of Faith in […]
Holy Land – A positive appraisal of the Year of Faith
Oliver Maksan, ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada ACN, Montreal, November 21, 2013 – At the conclusion of the Year of Faith in the Holy Land, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, expressed his satisfaction. On Sunday he told the international Catholic pastoral charity “Aid to the Church in Need” (ACN) in […]