With over 70 parishes across four regions under the Patriarchy, the Latin Patriarch has over 250,000 parishioners, 4500 of which are in Jerusalem. While the bulk of RDF's work for Catholics in the Holy Land is delivered more directly via the Franciscan Custody and to specific Catholic based institutions, we also provide a modest annual grant directly to the Patriarch for his discretionary use.
“The Terra Sancta School in Ramleh is present in all the homes. There is no Arab family in the city that has not had one of its members at this school.” Fra Abdel M...
Founded in 1901 through partnership with local church members and German missionaries, the Evangelical Lutheran School (ELS) in Beit Sahour is the second longest-ru...
The Nazareth Baptist School (NBS) was established as a primary school in 1935-1936 school year by Rev. Hanna Beshoti, pastor of the Baptist Church in Nazareth and s...