Link: http://lasalle-po.org/2024/09/17/bethlehem-university-expresses-heartfelt-gratitude-to-its-irish-benefactors/ From: Lasalle Proche-Orient Bethlehem University is deeply grateful to its generous benefactors in Ireland, whose unwavering support continues to make a lasting impact on our students, especially in these particularly challenging times in the Holy Land. During a recent visit to Ireland, Brother Hernán Santos, Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University, and Brother Jack […]
Link: https://en.abouna.org/content/holy-land-bethlehem-university-convenes-high-level-diplomatic-meeting-ambassadors-holy-see From: abouna.org bethlehem.edu : On Thursday, September 12, 2024, Bethlehem University hosted a significant diplomatic meeting at the Generalate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Rome, bringing together Ambassadors to the Holy See. This gathering aimed to deepen understanding and foster support for Bethlehem University’s mission of providing quality education to […]
Faro di Speranza Link: https://www.osservatoreromano.va/it/news/2024-09/quo-207/faro-di-speranza.html From: L’osservatore Romano «L’Università di Betlemme è più di un’università. È un faro di speranza per il popolo palestinese e per le persone di tutte le fedi del mondo che hanno a cuore la Terra Santa e il suo popolo. Forma i futuri leader, che svolgeranno un ruolo vitale nella […]
Link: https://www.conventofrancescano.it/it_IT/news/luniversita-di-betlemme–lasciate-acceso-un-faro-di-speranza From: CONVENTO FRANCESCANO I rappresentati dell’unica università cattolica della Terra Santa hanno incontrato a Roma gli ambasciatori della Santa Sede per sensibilizzarli sulla situazione dell’ateneo, punto di riferimento multiculturale e accademico della regione. Sono 3.400 gli studenti iscritti che dall’inizio della guerra hanno riscontrato sempre maggiori difficoltà nel raggiungere il campus Leggi Tutto
Link: https://www.gaeta.it/universita-di-betlemme-un-faro-di-speranza-per-gli-studenti-in-tempi-di-crisi From: GAETA.IT Date: 13-09/2024 by Donatella Ercolano Dall’inizio del conflitto nella regione, l’Università di Betlemme ha affrontato sfide enormi per garantire l’istruzione dei suoi 3.400 studenti. In un recente incontro a Roma, i rappresentanti dell’unica università cattolica della Terra Santa hanno cercato di sensibilizzare gli ambasciatori della Santa Sede riguardo alle difficoltà crescenti che gli studenti devono affrontare per raggiungere […]
Link: https://www.vaticannews.va/de/vatikan/news/2024-09/betlehem-universitaet-palaestina-nahost-botschafter-vatikan.html From: Vatican news Die Führung der „Universität Betlehem“ hat sich am Donnerstag in Rom mit Botschaftern verschiedener Länder beim Heiligen Stuhl getroffen. Bei der Veranstaltung ging es um die Arbeit der ersten und einzigen katholischen Universität in Palästina und über die Auswirkungen des Nahostkonflikts auf den Studienbetrieb. Die 1973 gegründete Uni, die ihren […]
Link: https://www.lasalle.org/en/bethlehem-university-is-a-beacon-of-hope-in-the-holy-land/# From: Generalate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools Representatives of the Holy Land’s only Catholic university met with a group of ambassadors to the Holy See in Rome to deepen understand the situation of the university, a multicultural and academic reference point in the region. The 3,400 students enrolled have found it increasingly […]
Link: https://www.vaticannews.va/fr/eglise/news/2024-09/l-universite-de-bethleem.html From: Vatican News Date: 13/9/2024 Italian Spanish French Les ambassadeurs près le Saint-Siège étaient invités à participer jeudi 12 septembre à une rencontre diplomatique à la Maison Généralice des Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes à Rome. Initiée par l’Université de Bethléem, cette réunion visait à approfondir la connaissance et à encourager le soutien à […]
Bethlehem University Convenes High-Level Diplomatic Meeting with Ambassadors to the Holy See in Rome
Link: https://www.lasalle.org/en/bethlehem-university-convenes-high-level-diplomatic-meeting-with-ambassadors-to-the-holy-see-in-rome/ From: Generalate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools Spanish French Italian This Thursday, September 12, Bethlehem University hosted a significant diplomatic meeting at the Generalate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Rome, bringing together Ambassadors to the Holy See. This gathering aimed to deepen understanding and foster support for Bethlehem […]
Bethlehem University held a general faculty and staff meeting on Friday, September 6, 2024, marking the start of the new academic year 2024-2025. The meeting was opened by Prof. Iman Al-Sacca, Vice President for Academic Affairs, with a moment of silence in honor of the martyrs of Palestine. During the meeting, the university’s recent changes […]
Link: https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50074 From: Independent Catholic News Source: Vatican News/ICN The war on Gaza and the increasing violence and restrictions in the Occupied West Bank are having a devastating effect on students at Bethlehem University – the only Catholic university in the Holy Land. Opened in 1973, a decade after Pope Paul VI’s historic pilgrimage to […]
Link: https://cathnews.com/2024/06/26/bethlehem-university-students-facing-extraordinary-difficulties/ From: CathNews A Bethlehem University official has appealed for prayers and assistance, with the Israel-Hamas war causing “extraordinary” difficulties for its students. Source: Vatican News. Fr Jack Curran FSC, Bethlehem University’s Vice-President for Advancement, is in Rome for a meeting of aid agencies serving the Eastern Catholic Churches. He spoke to Vatican News’ Fr […]
Link: https://www.vaticannews.va/it/chiesa/news/2024-06/intervista-vicepresidente-universita-cattolica-betlemme.html From: Vatican News Dalla riunione della Roaco fratel Jack Curran, dell’istituto dei Fratelli delle scuole cristiane e vicepresidente della Bethlehem University, chiede preghiere e assistenza per i suoi studenti provati dalle ricadute del conflitto mediorientale: arrivare da Gerusalemme, dove vive il 40% degli studenti, un percorso di soli 8 km, è stato praticamente […]
Link: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2024-06/bethlehem-university-extraordinary-difficulties-palestine-curran.html From: Vatican News In an interview with Vatican News, Br Jack Curran, Vice-President of Bethlehem University, appeals for prayers and assistance. By Joseph Tulloch and Fr Adrian Danca In 1964, when Pope Paul VI made his historic pilgrimage to the Holy Land – the first by a Pope since ancient times – he […]
Link: https://lasallian.info/brother-jack-curran-reappointed-to-bethlehem-university/ From: La Salle Relan In January 2024, Brother Jack Curran, FSC, was reappointed vice president for advancement at Bethlehem University in the Holy Land. He held a similar role there from 2003 to 2013. Brother Jack has devoted over 30 years to Lasallian higher education. Prior to the reappointment, Brother Jack was vice […]
Bethlehem, Palestine – On Tuesday, 31 January Bethlehem University was pleased to welcome Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York. On pilgrimage before his February 18th appointment as Cardinal, where Pope Benedict XVI will preside over the ceremonies, Dolan felt the Holy Land was the best fit for him at this time: “For us it’s […]
Four of Twenty-Two Recently Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Bethlehem University, Office of the Vice President for Development – Bethlehem University, the Vatican-sponsored university in the Holy Land conducted by the international Catholic Religious Order of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, is honored with four of the 22 new Cardinals named on 6 January […]
On Tuesday, 21 December 2011, Monsignor. John E. Kozar, newly appointed president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) and the Pontifical Mission for Palestine and Israel, honored Bethlehem University with an introductory visit. Hosted by Vice Chancellor Br. Peter Bray; Executive President Dr. Michael Sansour and President for Development, Br. Jack Curran, Msgr. […]
There’s a university in Bethlehem — not the Bethlehem near Delmar, just outside of Albany; I’m talking about Bethlehem University in the real “little town of Bethlehem,” in the Holy Land! I’ve been at Bethlehem University for nine years. As a graduate of LaSalle Institute in Troy and a parishioner of St. Pius X parish […]