New Priest in Ramallah, Bible Exhibit, Qumran Scrolls | Holy Land News July 10

Holy Land News - July 10, 2026. This week: the priestly ordination of Father Jeries Abu Khalil at the Church of the Holy Family in Ramallah, archaeological artifacts tracing the dawn of Christianity at the Bible Lands Museum, the summer camp for Bedouin families in Dawar Jaba', the welcome of Bethlehem children in Milan through "Children Without Borders," and the new international research project on the origin of the Qumran manuscripts. 📌 IN THIS EDITION: Father Jeries Abu Khalil, a Gift for the Church in the Holy Land On July 3, at the Church of the Holy Family in Ramallah, Father Jeries Abu Khalil was ordained to the priesthood through the laying on of hands by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Archaeological Artifacts Tracing the Dawn of Christianity Coins and sarcophagi dating back to the birth of Christianity are among the artifacts displayed at the Bible Lands Museum as part of the "Judea and Rome" exhibition. Summer Camp in Dawar Jaba' for Bedouin Families In the Bedouin village of Dawar Jaba', children celebrate summer at a camp led by teachers, volunteers, and two Comboni sisters. "Children Without Borders" Welcomed in Italy for Summer Holidays From July 3 to 14, the 2026 edition of "Children Without Borders" brought 50 children from Bethlehem to Milan, hosted by communities of the diocese. New Research Project to Discover the Origin of the Qumran Manuscripts A new international project funded by the European Research Council combines artificial intelligence and chemical analysis to study where the Qumran manuscripts were produced and copied — and what they reveal. #HolyLand #HolyLandNews #Jerusalem #Ramallah #CatholicChurch #Bethlehem #Qumran #BiblicalArchaeology #ChristiansInTheHolyLand #ChristianNews ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📺 ABOUT CHRISTIAN MEDIA CENTER ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The Christian Media Center spreads the Good News of Jesus by making known to the world the spirituality of the holy places and the lives of the Christians who live here. 💛 Donate: https://www.cmc-terrasanta.com/en/pag... 🌐 Website: https://cmc-terrasanta.org 📘 Facebook:   / terrasantacmc   📸 Instagram:   / terrasantacmc   🔔 Subscribe & activate notifications — never miss a live event from Jerusalem!