Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank mark sorrowful Easter amid Israeli attacks

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Christians in the Holy Land celebrate Easter with ‘no illusions,’ but believing God is ‘guiding history’

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (OSV News) — The pews of the St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem were full and it was standing room only, as parishioners dressed in colorful Easter finery filled in for the Easter Sunday Mass.  For some, it was a matter of choice and tradition to attend Mass at their local parish with all their extended family members. But many others said that while being only six miles from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, they had been un…

Palestinian Christians in Gaza City Gather for Prayers Amid Israeli Bombardment - UNICORN RIOT

Gaza City, Palestine — Palestinian Christians gathered inside Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza’s Old City on April 13, 2025 to pray during Palm Sunday as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza extends beyond 18 months. Gaza’s Christian community has come under threat as a low estimate of more than 61,700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and over 90% of the population forcibly displaced. Around 600 of the 1,000 Christians in Gaza at the start of the …

Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank mark sorrowful Easter amid Israeli attacks

As the killings in Gaza continue, Israel prevents many Christians from reaching holy sites or homes in Jerusalem.

While some Palestinian Christians gathered in the city on Sunday for Easter Mass, tourists have not returned since the terrorist attack of 7 October 2023. Unemployment and poverty among the population have exploded.