The Christian community in the Holy Land represents a physical link between the modern world and the life and times of Christ – they are the ‘living stones’ of our faith. Since 1998, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has organised the Holy Land Co-ordination.
The Christian communities in the Holy Land are under intense pressure. The International Affairs department, on behalf of the Bishops of England and Wales, works to support them and holds them always in prayer.
Pope Francis, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Cardinal Nichols have called for 7 October to be a day of prayer, penance, and fasting for peace.
Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, and church leaders the world over are encouraging Catholics to pray for peace for the suffering people of the Holy Land.
We understand Scripture better when we have seen Judea with our own eyes and discovered what still remains of ancient towns which Jesus himself knew.
Since 1998, the Department of International Affairs has organised the annual meeting of the Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land.
