By Graham Usher2023-10-18T06:53:00
Just two weeks ago, Rt Rev Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich, visited the Christian-run Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians were last night killed in an explosion. As tensions in the region mount, he says the innocent should not pay for the crimes of Hamas
“Our mission is love”, remarked Suhaila Tarzai, the chief administrator of the Christian-run Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. That was just three days before the Hamas atrocities in Southern Israel.
I was with Suhaila, a Palestinian woman in her 60s with a broad, compassionate smile, in the meeting room of the hospital enjoying a lunch of hummus and falafel with her senior team. She is one of the 1,000 or so Palestinian Christians left in Gaza.
I had travelled there with Most Rev Hosam Naoum, another Palestinian Christian and the Bishop of Jerusalem, to see the incredible work of this 80-bed hospital. I was given a pink ribbon to mark breast cancer awareness week and saw their new cancer diagnostic facilities.
2023-10-16T13:42:00Z By Tim Wyatt
It’s easy to say ‘we should pray’. But in analysing prayers and statements from churches across the globe, Tim Wyatt uncovers some very different approaches to the conflict
2023-10-12T14:12:00Z By Dr James Patrick
It’s widely known that Hamas have been designated a terrorist organisation by the UK and US governments. But what’s their motivation? Why do they target innocent people? Dr James Patrick says the answer can be found in Hamas’ own statements
2023-10-12T07:57:00Z By James Roberts
Imagine having armed guards at Sunday services, or keeping the location of your church coffee morning a secret for fear of abuse or violent attack. It may seem unimaginable, but this is the reality for many Jews in the UK. Now, more than ever, Christians must show solidarity, says James Roberts
2025-04-17T08:12:00Z By Andy Witherall
With the most significant day in the Christian calendar approaching, Andy Witherall unveils five undeniable facts supporting Jesus’ resurrection
2025-04-16T10:37:00Z By George Lapshynov
As English Heritage release a children’s booklet claiming “the goddess Eostre gave Easter its name!”, George Lapshynov debunks the increasingly common claim that Easter originated as a pagan festival
2025-04-14T15:05:00Z By Jack Sara
The last operating hospital in the Gaza Strip was hit by an Israeli airstrike yesterday. Israel says a Hamas command and control centre was being operated from inside the medical facility. The head of Bethlehem Bible College Rev Jack Sara condemns the attack and says he fears for the remaining 600 Christians in Gaza
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