The Department of Religious Studies at Bethlehem University held a Mandate Mass on Friday, 17 February 2023, for the graduates of Christian Religion Teacher Formation Program that took place in Ramallah area.
Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar General, presided over the Mass, with the participation of Father Iyad Twal, Executive Vice President, and Father Yacoub Rafidi, Director General of the Latin Patriarchate Schools, Father Raymond Haddad, Director of the Catechism Office, Father Peter DuBrul, and Father Ibrahim Nino. Twenty-eight teachers, who are working in teaching the Christian religion in different schools in Ramallah area, graduated.
This program was in collaboration between Bethlehem University, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Catechism Office in the Diocese.
