«Da Sion uscirà la legge, e da Gerusalemme la parola del Signore.» (Is 2,3)
Questa sezione presenta la vita, la liturgia, la storia e le tradizioni delle diverse comunità cristiane nella Terra d’Israele. Mette in luce la loro teologia, le loro sfide e la loro testimonianza continua nel luogo stesso in cui il Vangelo ha messo radici.
Two years after its publication, the authors of the "Kairos Palestine" document held an anniversary conference in Bethlehem, constituting themselves a tribunal before which to arraign all the churches of the world for not showing enough enthusiasm for their original document.
Leggi tutto: "Kairos Palestine": From Mendacity to Megalomania
For over two decades, parts of the Christian world have been bemused by the writings of self-styled "Palestinian Christian theologians." Since their brightest lights are Protestant pastors, they are minor figures among the overwhelmingly Orthodox and Catholic faithful of the Holy Land. But they are strangely popular in Liberal Protestant circles abroad and especially beloved of church bureaucrats.
Leggi tutto: "Palestinian Theologian" Trashes "Palestinian Theology"
Ciò che segue è un saggio di omelia, proposto da Cattolici per Israele, per il Nuovo Anno 2012. E’ un esempio di messaggio evangelico della Chiesa, libero dagli effetti negativi degli ‘Elefanti nella stanza’, che in questi anni stanno. L’omelia è basata sulle letture per la Messa della Madre di Dio del 1° gennaio 2012.
The 2025 iteration of the Kairos Palestine II declaration — ironically titled "A Moment of Truth: Faith in the Time of Genocide" — presents itself as a Christian, faith-based response to suffering. Yet upon close examination, it reads less like an ecclesial or theological document and more like a manifesto shaped by contemporary revolutionary ideology. Its language, assumptions, and moral logic mirror those of secular activist movements and Islamist propaganda far more closely than the Christian moral tradition it claims to represent.
Leggi tutto: A Moment of Truth? Kairos Palestine II: A Theological and Moral Critique
Catholics for Israel are highly aware of the precarious and difficult situation you find yourselves in. We are not against you by calling ourselves Catholics for Israel. It is precisely the concern for the situation you are in and the complexity of your situation that is motivating us to address and speak out those things that today most Catholics are afraid to even think about.
In this exclusive interview, Ihab Shlayan—Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) in the IDF, founder of "The Israeli Christian Voice," and one of the most prominent advocates for Christian‑Aramean identity in Israel—responds to the declaration issued by the “patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem” condemning what they called “damaging ideologies such as Christian Zionism.”
In a statement released on January 17, 2026, the "Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem" denounced Christian Zionism as a "harmful and damaging ideology"--sparking widespread debate among Christian and Jewish communities. A wide-ranging conversation on "Inspiration from Zion" discussed the statement, why it was made, and exploring the fallout. The discussion highlighted Christian Zionism's biblical roots, the signatories' identities, motivations, and the document's flaws, revealing tensions between theology, politics, and interfaith relations.
Nell’inquieta Terra Santa, divisa e lacerata dai conflitti, i capi della Chiesa locali e i cristiani di tutte le confessioni spesso sostengono di pronunciare un infaticabile messaggio di giustizia, di riconciliazione e di pace. Se solo più persone ascoltassero questo messaggio – affermano – si arriverebbe ad un miglioramento drastico delle prospettive di pace tra le parti in conflitto della regione. Ma questo è vero?
While most Evangelical Protestants are generally friendly to the Jewish people and the State of Israel, there is a small band of Evangelical pastors and professors who want to line up all Evangelicals unilaterally on the Palestinian side. The most egregious example may be Anglican vicar Stephen Sizer, whose has chummed up with the likes of Naturei Karta and Iranian President Ahmadinejad. But Gary Burge probably wields the greater influence.
Paddy Monaghan responds to the recent Jerusalem Patriarchs’ denunciation of Christian Zionism. Drawing on decades of Catholic renewal and the witness of evangelical Catholic leaders worldwide, Monaghan argues that biblical Zionism is not a political distortion but a faithful expression of historic Christian teaching on God’s enduring covenant with Israel.
Leggi tutto: Jerusalem Patriarchs Don’t Represent All Christians
On the one hand, there is the Christian message of unconditional love and its emphasis on self-sacrifice at the hands of those who hate you unjustly: "No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends." On the other hand, there is the logic of war: you want to liquidate those who hate you to the point of murdering your nation by all possible means, preferably the most horrific ones. What I identify as problematic is the conflation of these two logics - a confusion that I have a hard time not considering to be deliberate.
