The ’50 Faces of the Holy Land’ project is a photographic exhibition, curated by Friends of the Holy Land, designed to highlight the lives of the Christian people in Israel and Palestine. The exhibition with photos by Marcin Mazur, tells the stories of 50 people living in the Holy Land – Israeli and Palestinian, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Samaritan and Druze.
Previously displayed in venues such as the Houses of Parliament, cathedrals and churches of different denominations around the UK since it was created in 2017, it showcases the resilience and faith of those living in the Holy Land. The exhibition was originally commissioned by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales.
The exhibition is coming to three churches in our Diocese during March 2025 as follows:
Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle upon Tyne:
- Exhibition runs from Saturday 1 March until Monday 10 March 2025.
- There will be an appeal at the main Sunday Mass at 11.30am on both Sunday 2 and Sunday 9 March 2025.
St Cuthbert’s, Durham:
- Exhibition runs from Monday 10 March until Monday 17 March 2025.
- There will be an appeal at the main student’s Mass at 6.30pm on both Sunday 16 March 2025.
St Patrick’s, Consett:
- Exhibition runs from Monday 17 March until Monday 24 March 2025.
- There will be an appeal at the main Sunday Mass at 9.30am on both Sunday 23 March 2025.
Everyone is welcome, please do make time to come along and enjoy the exhibition.
You can read more about the Friends of the Holy Land, who they are, and what they do, on their website: https://www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/.