Peace is a marathon

Friday, October 28, 2011

Andrew Santos

Nearly 100 Israeli, Palestinian and Italian runners put aside all differences as they participated in the 8th annual Pope John Paul II Bethlehem-Jerusalem Peace Run on October 24. The annual race is sponsored by Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, the Vatican’s official travel agency, and the Israeli tourism ministry. The hope is that events like these will […]

November 13, 2010

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Salt + Light Media

[singlepic id=90 w=150 h=163 float=right] This week, we return to the Holy Land for a featured conversation with Archbishop Elias Chacour, the Archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and Galilee of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church He is the author of the best-selling book BLOOD BROTHERS, which tells the story of his childhood as a Palestinian, […]

Living Stones

Friday, September 24, 2010

Deacon Pedro

The Holy Land is considered holy because Jesus lived here. It is also holy because most of the prophets lived around here. But it is also important because here is where it all began: Christianity was born here. Today though, 2000 years later, we equate the Middle East with Muslims. We hear about Jews and […]