Arabic Article Follows Bishop Hosam Naoum, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, officiated over a service of Christmas Lessons and Carols at the YMCA's Shepherds' Field in Beit Sahour on Saturday December 24th, 2022. Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar, the Lutheran Bishop in Jordan and the Holy Land, Rev’d Canon Don Binder, Very Rev’d Canon Richard Sewell, Rev’d Canon Wadie Far, and Rev’d Munther Ishaq participated in the service. Mr. Peter Nasser, the General Secretary of the YMCA in Palestine, Mr. Simon Kuba, the Chair of the YMCA’s Board of Directors, YMCA staff, and members of the Lutheran Shepherds Scouts group were [...]

Arabic Article Follows Bishop Hosam Naoum, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, welcomed Mr. George Noll, Chief of the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem, at the Diocesan Offices on Thursday, December 22nd, 2022. Rev’d Canon Don Binder and Rev’d Canon Wadie Far were present in the meeting. Bishop Naoum and Mr. Noll discussed the ways of maintaining people’s dignity and freedom and increasing diversity in the community. They also shared Christmas greetings. إستقبل غبطة رئيس الأساقفة الأنچليكاني في القدس المطران حسام نعوم السيد جورج نول رئيس المكتب الأمريكي للشؤون الفلسطينيّة OPA في دار المطرانية بالقدس يوم الخميس 22/12/2022، بحضور [...]

Arabic Article Follows The Bishop’s House in Amman, Jordan, was filled with joy as his Grace Bishop Hosam, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, and Mrs. Rafa Qafiti Naoum, his wife, welcomed Diocesan Clergy, Heads of Institutions, Staff and their spouses from Jordan and Lebanon on Monday evening, December 19th, 2022, for a Christmas dinner. Bishop Naoum welcomed all in attendance, who have come from the different cities in Jordan and from Beirut, and congratulated them on the coming of Christmas. He talked about the Christmas season, reminding all that the Baby of the Manger, who was born into a poor [...]

Arabic Article Follows The Bishop’s House in Jerusalem was filled with joy while his Grace Bishop Hosam, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, and Mrs. Rafa Qafiti Naoum, his wife, welcomed Diocesan Clergy, Heads of Institutions and Staff and their spouses from Palestine and Israel on Friday evening, December 16th, 2022. Bishop Naoum welcomed all in attendance and congratulated them on the coming of Christmas. He talked about the Baby of the Manger, who was put in a manger, where animals are fed, and he gave himself as sustenance for us, for he is the Bread that came down from Heaven. [...]

Arabic Article Follows His Grace Bishop Hosam Naoum, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, visited His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas – Abu Mazen, the Palestinian President, at the Palestinian Authority’s Headquarters in Ramallah on Saturday December 17th, 2022. Dr. Ramzi Khoury, the head of the Presidential Higher Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, was also present to welcome his Grace. Bishop Naoum was accompanied by Rev’d Canon Wadie Far, the Archbishop’s Assistant, and Rev’d Fadi Diab, the rector of St. Andrew’s Church in Ramallah and the General Secretary of the Majma. President Abbas and Bishop Naoum discussed many topics, amongst them the [...]