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The Church of Saint Catherine [1] or Chapel of Saint Catherine (Latin: Ecclesia Sanctae Catharinae, Arabic: كنيسة القديسة كترينا, Hebrew: כנסיית קתרינה הקדושה) is a Catholic religious building located adjacent to the northern part [2] of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem [3] [4] in the West Bank, Palestine. [5]
The vestry voted to allow the church to allow the use of the church by Bishop Rulison, an assistant bishop, in 1890 (but as assistant bishops do not officially have a see the church did not officially become the pro-cathedral until 1899 under the Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, and then, in 1944, under the Rt. Rev. Frank W. Sterrett it became the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem.
The Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem covers fourteen counties in Pennsylvania to the north and west of Philadelphia. The current bishop, the Rt. Rev. Kevin D. Nichols , was elected as Bishop on April 28, 2018, [ 2 ] and consecrated on September 15, 2018. [ 3 ]
If you'd prefer to watch the midnight mass live, you can stream it on the Vatican Youtube Channel. The Mass begins Dec. 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET ( 7:30 p.m. Central European Standard Time).
For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city and many residents seeking a way out as the Gaza war grinds on. Bethlehem's Manger ...
At the same time they built a church in the town and a church in Bethlehem. [3] The church adheres to the Westminster Confession and the Apostles Creed. [4] In 1954, the first service in the new building was conducted by Tabra Khalil, one of the local Arab elders. [5] Land was purchased for building a church center in Shepherd's Field Town.
Church of Saint Catherine, Bethlehem; Church of the Nativity; S. Chapel of the Shepherds' Field; Chapel of the Milk Grotto This page was last edited on 7 March 2024 ...
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