Holy Land

Church of the Agony in the Kidron Valley, Israel. Photo: Dean Richard Sewell

Advent and Christmas in a time of war: the Four Last Things

Dean Richard Sewell December 16, 2024

The ancient city of Jerusalem is bordered by two valleys, Gehenna and Kidron. The latter is also known as the Jehosophat Valley in the Old ...

Doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza operate on a patient’s leg

PWRDF health care and education support benefitting people in Gaza and the West Bank

September 23, 2024

The current conflict in the Holy Land began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas launched attacks in Israel. In response to the ensuing violence, the ...

A crowd of Christians gather at Parliament Hill holding up signs from participating communities.

Walking, praying and advocating for peace in the Holy Land

Leigh Anne Williams, Debbie Grisdale August 22, 2024

Christians and church leaders from multiple denominations came together in Ottawa on May 22 to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and for ...

Na’mat allah wa salamoh Ma’akom!

Perspective May 20, 2024

Bishop Shane Parker sent a video greeting to Archbishop Hosam Naoum and Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem assuring them that they are being upheld by their ...

St. John the Evangelist parishioners holding candles at the outdoor peace vigil in downtown Ottawa on March 6.

Praying for peace

Leigh Anne Williams March 25, 2024

As news of starvation mixed with already overwhelming levels of destruction and death in Gaza, Anglicans were among Christians from diverse denominations gathered at Knox ...

Dean Richard Sewell shares view of the war in Gaza and Israel and urgent need for ceasefire

Leigh Anne Williams February 22, 2024

As news of the war in Israel and Palestine and humanitarian disaster in Gaza worsens daily, Bishop Shane Parker shared and commended a recent video ...

Friends gathered in Jerusalem making palm crosses

“We are the living stones….Do not forget us”

Bishop Shane Parker February 22, 2024

This year I celebrate the twentieth anniversary of my relationship with our companion Diocese of Jerusalem. My first pilgrimage the land of the Holy One ...

“We are calling out for peace”

Leigh Anne Williams January 26, 2024

The Ven. Imad Zoorob brought greetings from Archbishop Hosam Naoum and the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem to Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa on Jan. 7. ...

Christians in the Holy Land are “a butterfly between two hands,” bishop says

Leigh Anne Williams January 26, 2024

As new horrors of the war in Israel and Gaza unfold each day, Bishop Shane Parker told a January meeting of Diocesan Council for the ...