Hiding for centuries under layers of plaster, an 8-foot-tall mosaic of an angel reemerges in the 1700-year-old Church of the Nativity. She was passing a thermal camera across one of the walls of the Church of the Nativity, the place in which tradition claims Christ was Born, when she discovered what turned out to be …
Leggi tutto “Aleteia – A Forgotten Angel Reappears in the Birthplace of Christ”
“Adopt a column!” This is the appeal by Ziad Al-Bandak, advisor for Christian affairs to the Palestinian President and head of the commission that is overseeing the restorations in progress at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem. New funds are needed to complete the restoration of the very ancient church which stands on Jesus’ …
The Palestinian Authority is seeking international funders for the restoration of the 50 columns in the Basilica of the Nativity. It will take another two years for all the work to be completed. (t.d.) – “Adopt a column!” This is the appeal by Ziad Al-Bandak, advisor for Christian affairs to the Palestinian President and head …
Leggi tutto “Terrasanta – More Funds Needed for the Restoration of the Nativity Church in Bethlehem”
(ANSA) – Vatican City, June 16 – Pope Francis on Thursday voiced the hope that the restoration of the Nativity Church in Bethlehem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem would soon be completed. “I hope that, with the generous help of many, the restoration of the Basilica of the Nativity and the …
Leggi tutto “Ansa – Pope hopes for restoration of Nativity Church, Holy Sepulchre”
Pope Francis met on Thursday with members of the ROACO (Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches) Assembly which raises funds for Christians in the Eastern-rite Churches. Among those taking part in the meeting were the papal representatives from Jerusalem, Lebanon, Syria, Ukraine, Iraq and Jordan, as well as the new Franciscan Custos of …
Leggi tutto “Matters India – Pope Francis thanks ROACO group for support of Eastern Churches”
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Thursday with members of the ROACO (Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches) Assembly which raises funds for Christians in the Eastern-rite Churches. Among those taking part in the meeting were the papal representatives from Jerusalem, Lebanon, Syria, Ukraine, Iraq and Jordan, as well as the new Franciscan …
Leggi tutto “Vatican Radio – Pope Francis thanks ROACO group for support of Eastern Churches”
VATICAN CITY — Jesus Christ is “knocking at the door of our heart in the Middle East,” as well as the Eastern nations of India and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Thursday. Meeting at the Vatican with members of the ROACO (Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches) Assembly, which raises funds for Christians …
BETHLEHEM — Christians planning on making a Holy Land pilgrimage — for many, a once-in-a-lifetime journey — may want to wait until Easter 2017, when the scaffolding used to restore the ancient Church of the Nativity is expected to come down. While the $15-million repair, conservation and restoration of the church, which is revered as …
(ANSA) – Rome, June 13 – Fresh traces of the Roman Emperor Constantine may have been found at Bethlehem’s Nativity Church during a major restoration project underway by Italian company Piacenti, experts said Monday. The traces may be seen on reused, decorated wooden material, found a week ago inside Justinian’s architrave and dating back to …
Leggi tutto “Ansa – Constantine traces “perhaps found in Bethlehem church””
[Bethlehem] Covered in dust, Matteo, an artisan restorer, is perched some 30 feet in the air, crouching on a narrow metal catwalk leveled on solid wood scaffolding, intensely focused on a square the size of a thumbnail. With a slender brush, under a spotlight, he appears to touch up a petal. It may look like …