Date of source: Thursday, December 21, 2000
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Diodoros I of Jerusalem has died from complications due to diabetes. His funeral will take place Friday 22 of December in the Church of Saints Constantine and Helena, inside the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. Archbishop Metropolitan Cornelius was elected by the Fraternity of...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2000
Excerpts of the program on sharing the Muslim-Christian heritage in Palestine in Bethlehem on Friday, December 22, 2000.
Date of source: Saturday, December 16, 2000
The St.. Nicholas and St.. Michael Greek Orthodox Churches were shelled by Israeli missiles. Families in Beit Jala, Beit Sahour, Al-Khader village and in many other cities in Palestine had to leave their homes trying to find safety from Israeli raids and attacks.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2000
On its last day in Jerusalem, the delegation of the American church leaders met with the mayor of Jerusalem, officials at the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the top Palestinian leader in Jerusalem and issued a final statement at a press conference. The final statement said that the delegation has...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2000
The article reviews the following books:
Patterns of the Past, Prospects for the Future: The Christian Heritage in the Holy Land. Edited by Thomas Hummel, Kevork Hintilian and Ulf Carmesund, pp. 334. London: Melisende, 1999, £15.00. 1901764109.
Palestinian Christians-Religion, Politics and Society...
Date of source: Thursday, December 21, 2000
The head of the central council of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jordan and Palestine said, after their Patriarch had passed away and was buried, that the council members will decide what to do in order to correct the course of the church. He asserted that selling land of the church is illegal. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The Mufti declared that his fatwa about the legality of defending a spy was misinterpreted. He said that the real meaning of his fatwa is that the spy who confessed betraying his country should not be defended because defending him may encourage others to commit the same crime. If he considers...
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2000
Because of the increased and continuing atrocities of the State of Israel, the Islamic Scholars around the world declared this Ramadan a month of Intifada saying that it is a divine obligation upon the Muslims world-wide to respond to their call verbally, financially, physically and militarily.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Archbishop Loutfi Laham has been elected by the Melkite synod as the new Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church. His recognition by Pope John Paul II is expected soon.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2000
A high-level delegation of American church leaders headed for the Middle East to express solidarity with Christian churches there and to lend their voices to a growing chorus calling for renewed efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in the area.