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Bethlehem University Foundation - USA We are a registered nonprofit organization that promotes Bethlehem University in the United States. The Foundation allows U.S.

citizens to make tax-deductible gifts in support of Bethlehem University’s mission. The Foundation makes an annual grant from its endowed funds and provides a monthly grant of donor-specified gifts to Bethlehem University. Headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland and incorporated in the state of New Jersey, the Foundation is governed by its Board of Directors. The Foundation raises funds for three purposes:

1. Donor-designated gifts for projects at Bethlehem University;
2. Gifts for endowed funds of the Foundation, which are “forever gifts” that create a long term and sustainable future for Bethlehem University;
3. Gifts for the Annual Fund, which allows the Foundation to respond directly to the needs of Bethlehem University.

Shahinda Nassar traveled from Bethlehem University, in the West Bank, to Michigan this month to meet with members of the...
08/11/2026

Shahinda Nassar traveled from Bethlehem University, in the West Bank, to Michigan this month to meet with members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ). They discussed what it’s really like for Palestinian students trying to finish their degrees right now: economic hardship, movement restrictions, and the ongoing effects of war and occupation. She also spoke about why keeping a Christian presence alive in the Holy Land matters, and how Bethlehem University helps young people build futures rooted in their homeland.

The evening was hosted by members of the EOHSJ, North Central Lieutenancy, with Sir Walter and Dame Janet Knysz opening their home, Dame Maggie McDaniel and Dame Karen Mersino coordinating, and Rev. Msgr. William Kubacki attending.

Bethlehem University, the only Catholic university in the Holy Land, serves over 3,000 students from Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, and more.

Mary, Mother of Jesus, is known by a title most Christians have never heard of: Our Lady Queen of Palestine.The title wa...
06/14/2026

Mary, Mother of Jesus, is known by a title most Christians have never heard of: Our Lady Queen of Palestine.

The title was given in 1920 by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, after WWI left the region in upheaval. The Vatican formally approved it in 1933. In 1994, St. John Paul II declared her official patroness of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Her shrine, built in 1928 in the Soreq Valley between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, bears her Latin title on its facade: Reginae Palaestinae. Inside, angels carry the Ave Maria across the ceiling vault in 280 languages.

Mary was born in Jerusalem and lived in Galilee and Bethlehem, in the region known as Palestine up to 1948. The Catholic Church merely recognized it in the official 1920 prayer:

“Palestine, which more than any other country, belongs to thee, since thou hast graced it with thy birth, thy virtues and thy sorrows… Watch therefore, with special protection, over thy native country.”

In Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, the Church is still there. Blessed Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Send this to a Mary, Maria, Marie, Miriam or Marilyn or Marion.And follow us for the story of when Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem drove to her hilltop shrine 3 weeks after October 7, when hope was hard to find.

The official Catholic prayer to Our Lady Queen of Palestine, whom most of us know as Mary, Mother of Jesus. Written 106 ...
06/12/2026

The official Catholic prayer to Our Lady Queen of Palestine, whom most of us know as Mary, Mother of Jesus. Written 106 years ago, in 1920, it’s still being prayed today.

In Mary’s native country, in Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, the Church is still there. Blessed Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 12, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, June 13.

Follow us for what happened three weeks after October 7, when Cardinal Pizzaballa drove to her hilltop shrine.

In the wake of Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI, Bethlehem University faculty were at the Vatican with other Catholic leaders...
06/10/2026

In the wake of Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI, Bethlehem University faculty were at the Vatican with other Catholic leaders asking: how do universities keep the human person at the heart of education in the age of AI?

On June 2, three of BU’s educators joined 46 Lasallian university leaders from 30 institutions across 14 countries, meeting with Cardinal Tolentino of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

Cardinal Tolentino had a personal message for BU: the Dicastery stands ready to provide accompaniment “in whatever form may be needed.”

“Institutions must resist the temptation to substitute humanity with artificial intelligence,” he said. “Education is like planting a seed.”

That seed has been growing at Bethlehem University since 1973.

Via IALU and Bethlehem University

Bethlehem University has one of the strongest international networks in Palestinian higher education: a global reach tha...
04/28/2026

Bethlehem University has one of the strongest international networks in Palestinian higher education: a global reach that draws students from across the region, seeking connections beyond borders.

So how do you maximize that advantage when those borders keep tightening?

On Faculty Development Day, faculty spent the day sharpening their tools: international collaboration, ethical AI integration, transformative education models, and service-learning, where students go beyond the classroom to make real community impact.

Sessions covered:
🌍 Leveraging International Partnerships, expanding BU’s global network through Erasmus+ and academic exchange (Mahdi Kleibo, Rawan Awawdeh)

🤖 AI in Teaching: opportunities, limits, and ethical use (Tina Hazboun)

🤝 Service-Learning: connecting academic learning to community needs (Paola Handal, Elias Hazin)

📊 Quality Assurance: maintaining accreditation excellence (Dr. Grace Elias, Dr. Muamar Shtaiwi)

🔄 Transformative Education — preparing critical thinkers, not just test-takers (Br. Hernán Santos)

BU is finding a way to keep expanding students’ horizons, at home and abroad, when borders close.

Bethlehem University has one of the strongest international networks in Palestinian higher education — a global reach th...
04/28/2026

Bethlehem University has one of the strongest international networks in Palestinian higher education — a global reach that draws students from across the region, seeking connections beyond borders.

So how do you maximize that advantage when those same borders keep tightening?

Last Tuesday, faculty spent the day sharpening their tools: international collaboration through programs like Erasmus+, ethical AI integration, transformative education models, and service-learning that connects classroom theory to real community impact.

Sessions covered:
🌍 Leveraging International Partnerships — expanding BU’s global network through Erasmus+ and academic exchange (Mahdi Kleibo, Rawan Awawdeh)

🤖 AI in Teaching — opportunities, limits, and ethical use (Tina Hazboun)

🤝 Service-Learning — connecting academic learning to community needs (Paola Handal, Elias Hazin)

📊 Quality Assurance — maintaining accreditation excellence (Dr. Grace Elias, Dr. Muamar Shtaiwi)

🔄 Transformative Education — preparing critical thinkers, not just test-takers (Br. Hernán Santos)

BU is finding a way to keep expanding students’ horizons, at home and abroad, when borders close.

Saint Mark | Teenage eyewitness. Evangelist. Victim of the most unhinged heist in Christian history. Rooted in Jerusalem...
04/25/2026

Saint Mark | Teenage eyewitness. Evangelist. Victim of the most unhinged heist in Christian history.

Rooted in Jerusalem, Mark grew up in the epicenter of the early Christian world. His mother’s home was one of the first gathering places of the early church.

He founded the Church of Alexandria, Egypt, which became the Coptic Church. He was martyred in 68 AD.

His bones were stolen by Venetian merchants in 828 AD, smuggled past customs under pork and cabbage, and installed in a basilica in Italy that still bears his name. The winged lion on Venice’s flag is the symbol of a Jerusalem boy from the Holy Land.

In Jerusalem and Alexandria,
the Church is still there.

Happy Name Day to every Mark, Marcus, Marco, Marc, Marcos — and Marina. Send this to your Mark.

Western Catholic feast day: April 25
Eastern Orthodox feast day: April 23

In Palestinian churches, he’s depicted as a knight slaying a dragon 🐉, the eternal symbol of fighting evil. For 1,700 ye...
04/23/2026

In Palestinian churches, he’s depicted as a knight slaying a dragon 🐉, the eternal symbol of fighting evil. For 1,700 years, St. George has been watching over Bethlehem.

Western churches celebrate today, April 23.
Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate May 6.

Happy St. George’s Day 🕯️

04/21/2026

Today marks one year since the passing of Pope Francis, a shepherd who saw the dignity in every person and gave hope to the suffering.

His “greetings of spiritual closeness” to Bethlehem University students in 2024 continue to guide us: “you will not deprive the world of the contribution that you alone can make, in all your uniqueness and originality.”

We carry forward his vision.
May he rest in eternal peace. 🕊️

Honoring Bishop Gregory J. Mansour, Eparch of St Maron of Brooklyn, leader of Maronite Catholics across the Eastern US, ...
04/20/2026

Honoring Bishop Gregory J. Mansour, Eparch of St Maron of Brooklyn, leader of Maronite Catholics across the Eastern US, and former Chair of Catholic Relief Services. Join us May 20 at the Metropolitan Club NYC for an intimate evening supporting Palestinian students at Bethlehem University, the only Catholic university in the Holy Land. Every scholarship changes a life.

May 20 | 6-8pm | The Metropolitan Club | One East 60th Street, NYC

Link in comments to RSVP. We’d love to see you there.

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