These common realities are the subject of reflection for the tworegional Church structures. The same probems are lived by the Church of Jerusalem. We are a small number in all the dioceses of the Holy Land. In these territories thetotal population is around 12 million. The Christians, all Christians,are 300,000 .
Catholics are almost half thisfigure.
The Orthodox are a little more numerous. Emigration started during the last century. Today, the Arab PalestinianChristians in Latin America, who emigrated there in the 19th century, arefar more numerous than in their original land. The same is true also regarding Christians in North America, UnitedStates and Canada. Since the second half of this century, with the eruption of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, the political conflictual situation, causinggeneral instability, and which is still going on, emigrationbecame more intensive .