ilpost.it – Il difficile restauro della Chiesa della Natività

Quando domenica scorsa, durante il suo primo viaggio da pontefice in terra santa, Papa Francesco è arrivato a Betlemme, è entrato nella Chiesa della Natività per un momento di raccoglimento e contemplazione della grotta dove si pensa sia nato Gesù Cristo. Papa Francesco potrebbe anche aver notato che la chiesa sta cadendo a pezzi. La …

washingtonpost.com – The Church of the Nativity, Jesus’s birthplace, gets its first repairs in more than 500 years

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — When Pope Francis arrives here Sunday on his first trip to the Holy Land as pontiff, he will enter the Church of the Nativity for private contemplation at the grotto believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ. He may also notice that the church is falling apart. The 1,700-year-old basilica …

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Pravmir – Renovation of Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem will cost 20 million

The work may take from four to five years. The total cost of the renovation is estimated at $20 million. The committee on the renovation of the church is headed by Ziyad al-Bandak, an adviser to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Christians’ affairs, the press service for the Jerusalem department of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine …

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Patriarcato latino di Gerusalemme – Restauro della Basilica della Natività : ‘Segno dei Tempi’ a favore dell’ecumenismo

NTERVISTA – Un accordo storico è stato firmato nel settembre 2010 tra le Chiese che condividono la Basilica della Natività a Betlemme, con il patrocinio dell’Autorità Palestinese. Un « Segno dei Tempi », per sua natura stessa, proviene sempre da un’altra volontà per impegnare la nostra ! Oggi, i lavori sono in corso, e molti …

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The Rakyat Post – Christian rivals find unity in Nativity church restoration

WHEN Pope Francis visits Bethlehem in May he will see scaffolding covering the roof of the Church of the Nativity. It may be an eyesore, but it symbolises a rare show of unity among rival Christian faiths that are working together to restore the ancient basilica. Built in the fourth century by the Roman Emperor …

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China Post – Christian rivals find unity in quest to restore Church of the Nativity

When Pope Francis visits Bethlehem in May he will see scaffolding covering the roof of the Church of the Nativity. It may be an eyesore, but it symbolizes a rare show of unity among rival Christian faiths that are working together to restore the ancient basilica. Built in the fourth century by the Roman Emperor …

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Asiaone – Christian rivals find unity in Nativity church restoration

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories – When Pope Francis visits Bethlehem in May he will see scaffolding covering the roof of the Church of the Nativity. It may be an eyesore, but it symbolises a rare show of unity among rival Christian faiths that are working together to restore the ancient basilica. Built in the fourth century …

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The Malay Mail Online – Christian rivals find unity in Nativity church restoration

When Pope Francis visits Bethlehem in May he will see scaffolding covering the roof of the Church of the Nativity. It may be an eyesore, but it symbolises a rare show of unity among rival Christian faiths that are working together to restore the ancient basilica. Built in the fourth century by the Roman Emperor …

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lepoint.fr – Basilique de la Nativité : une restauration pour retrouver l’unité chrétienne

Quand le pape François se rendra en pèlerinage en mai à Bethléem, il apercevra le toit de la basilique de la Nativité couvert d’échafaudages, symbole de la volonté de restaurer l’unité entre les Églises qui se la partagent. Bâti au IVe siècle par l’empereur romain Constantin et réaménagé par Justinien au VIe siècle, le monument …