Featured in the News

Bethlehem Handicrafts has been featured in major Catholic and Christian news outlets across the United States and Latin America. Each article tells the story of how the Bannoura family supports Christian artisans still living in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Press Features

Denver Catholic — April 2018

The official publication of the Archdiocese of Denver featured Bethlehem Handicrafts with quotes from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and Father James Spahn, who has personally visited the Bannoura family workshop in Bethlehem.

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Catholic News Agency — 2018

Catholic News Agency profiled the Bannoura family's mission to support 400 Christian artisans in Bethlehem and bring authentic Holy Land olive wood to Catholic homes across America.

Read the Catholic News Agency feature on our site | Read on catholicnewsagency.com

ACI Prensa — 2018 (Spanish)

ACI Prensa, one of the largest Catholic news agencies in Latin America, profiled how Bethlehem Handicrafts and the Bannoura family preserve the centuries old tradition of olive wood carving in Bethlehem.

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Why These Stories Matter

The Christian community in Bethlehem has shrunk from 85 percent of the population to less than 15 percent in just one generation. Every piece you purchase from Bethlehem Handicrafts directly supports a Christian family that is choosing to stay in the Holy Land, keeping a centuries old craft alive in the place where Christianity began.