Ibrahim Faltas

Ibrahim Faltas (born 2 February 1964) is an Egyptian Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.

Biography

From 1969 to 1982 he studied and graduated from the Franciscan School of Kafred Dawar - Alexandria. From 1982 to 1985 Faltas attended the Franciscan Oriental Institute of Giza (Egypt) and graduated in Philosophy. From 1986 to 1988 he performed military service in Egypt. From 1988 to 1992 Faltas studied in Jerusalem at the Studium Teologicum Jerosolytanum obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Theology. On 28 August 1992 he was then ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor - Custody of the Holy Land and from 1993 to 1995 he became director of the Headnurse School in Jericho. Since 1995 Faltas has been Director of the College of the Holy Land in Bethlehem as well as responsible for the Status Quo in the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem. He is an honorary citizen of Terni, Pratovecchio, Montevarchi, Orvieto and Sogliano sul Rubicone.

A Franciscan friar, Faltas is known for having lived and participated in the harsh events of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians during the armed Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in 2002. In this context he distinguished himself for his quality as a mediator because through dialogue he managed, on that dramatic occasion, to find a solution between the two parties in conflict.

He is the author of the book “The Siege of the Basilica of the Nativity” and of numerous writings on the theme of peace. during the 2022 Chapter.