The Anglican Episcopal Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Revd Hosam Naoum, elected as Vice Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council.
17 February 2023
Archbishop Hosam Naoum calls on members of the Anglican Communion, and all Christians, to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
17 May 2021
Work to clear mines from the site of Jesus’ baptism at Qasr el Yahud has begun, almost two years after the project was announced.
20 March 2018
The announcement by US President Donald Trump on the status of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has been criticised by church leaders.
07 December 2017
The next World Mission Conference of the WCC will take place in Arusha, Tanzania, in March 2018, it was announced last week.
01 July 2016
The Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem has spoken of his “delight” at news that the approach to the traditional site of Jesus’ baptism is to be de-mined.
29 June 2016
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has endorsed the nomination of Palestinian political prisoner, MP Marwan Barghouthi, for the Nobel Peace Prize.
09 June 2016
The Princess Basma Centre for Disabled Children, a rehabilitation facility for children with disabilities run by the Diocese of Jerusalem, has become the first Palestinian rehabilitation centre to receive accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI).
09 December 2015
The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has written to church leaders in Israel and Palestine to “express the concern and solidarity of the global ecumenical fellowship” in light of increasing violence in and around Jerusalem.
20 October 2015
Of particular concern are Pakistan, Syria, Liberia, South Sudan and Sudan
07 July 2015