Order of Malta Seeks Greater UN Role As Hospital in Bethlehem Faces Operational Constraints
The order currently holds permanent observer status at the U.N. and maintains diplomatic relations with 115 countries.
The order currently holds permanent observer status at the U.N. and maintains diplomatic relations with 115 countries.
COMMENTARY: 'Few are those,' said Albert Einstein, 'who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.'
The tree stands in front of the historic Church of the Nativity.
Five Years After COVID’s and War’s Ravages, Site of the Nativity Plans Hopeful Celebration
A rural town connects beautifully to the miraculous event so long ago.
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem shared the news that on Christmas Eve the local Church was able to deliver supplies to the people taking refuge at Holy Family parish in Gaza.
Children of Terra Sancta College in Bethlehem, which is under the custody of the Holy Land, welcomed the small procession with cheers and applause.
‘We receive Christmas with sorrow, pain, and suffering. Parents are ashamed to buy gifts for their children, when a lot of families cannot provide the basic needs for them.’
The mothers and babies of Bethlehem are given the best care and love possible at Christmastime — and all year.
ADVENT RETREAT: As we reach these last days before Christmas Eve, let us pray that there be room for Christ — and every child — in the human souls of those who bear his name.
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