Embrace’s very own Matt Adcock reviews ‘Once Upon a Time in Iraq’ - an account of the war told by civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict.

Following the installation of Hosam Naoum as Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Embrace friend and patron Bishop Christopher Chessun encourages us to stand in solidarity with the Church in Jerusalem at this most difficult of times.

Dr Harry Hagopian KSG reflects on the tragedy of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 and the impact it still has on the region today.

Rev Dr Mae Cannon and CMEP call for new policy under the Biden Administration to help bring about a just peace for the Holy Land. 

Fear and uncertainty are still very much a part of the lives of Israel’s Palestinian citizens , whatever they might be promised by politicians eager for their support.

Since 2000, in January each year, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales take part in what is known as the Holy Land Coordination.

Our friend and partner, Sister Bridget Tighe, is General Director of Caritas Jerusalem. In the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic and as the possibility of the annexation of parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories draws closer, she sent us these reflections.