Jerusalem

As our brothers and sisters across the Holy Land live with the threat of a widespread COVID-19 outbreak, they also must negotiate the devastating impact that intermittent shutdowns and the disappearance of tourism have had on the economies in the region. In recent months, American...

With the arrival of coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown – when all therapy sessions were forced online – the Centre’s leaders made a surprising discovery. A core program at the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC) has been a two-week residential session for families with children...

Ibrahim Faltas, general director of the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC), talks with AFEDJ’s John Lent about current conditions in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and how JPBC has adapted the services it offers amidst the pandemic and economic shutdown. JPBC is an internationally-accredited...

What’s it like right now in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, Israel, and Jordan? Ramallah, West BankArab Evangelical Episcopal SchoolAs with other schools in the West Bank, AEES, a K-12 academic school, moved to online instruction for its 840 students in March when the Palestinian...

On Sunday, June 14, the Very Rev. Hosam Naoum will be consecrated as the Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. The service will be live-streamed beginning at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. EDT and 6 a.m. PDT) from St. George’s Cathedral in...

Razi and his wife Wissam had waited for a long time to become parents, so there was much joy when they discovered that they were expecting twins. While their daughter Layan was born healthy, their son, Ahmad was soon diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Razi and...

Even in the best of times, travel restrictions make it difficult for mothers and their children to travel to East Jerusalem to participate in the three-week residential Mother Empowerment Program. With the additional restrictions enforced by the Palestinian Authority to stem the spread of coronavirus,...

By David PaulsenEpiscopal News Service [link to story on ENS] [Episcopal News Service] Student employees at an Episcopal church’s mission store in Montclair, New Jersey, are supporting children thousands of miles away through a campaign to raise money for an Anglican medical center in East...

watch a video interview with Lara below Perched on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre is perhaps best known as an internationally-accredited rehabilitation center for children with disabilities, but it also operates an inclusive Kindergarten through Grade 12 school. About 40 percent of...