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2008 - AUG

At cathedral Mass, Jerusalem patriarch urges prayer, solidarity for Christians in Holy Land 2008/08/13
By: Mark Zimmermann of Catholic Standard

The new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem -- the holy city of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths -- celebrated Mass Aug. 10 at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, making an urgent plea for Christians in the United States to support their brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, and...

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Holy Land conflict needs courageous leaders and gestures, says new patriarch 2008/08/08
By: CNA

Just five weeks after being installed as the new Patriarch of the Latin Church in Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal described his experience to CNA as the “top of happiness.” At the same time, he also said that the complex conflict in the Holy Land requires courageous leaders to forge a new mental...

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New Israeli regulations could cripple Christian ministries 2008/08/05
By: Israel Today

Israel's Ministry of Interior has decided to reinstate an old regulation that is threatening to cripple, if not shut down, several Christian ministries by limiting the time volunteers can spend serving in Israel to 27 months.

The ruling was as sudden as it was drastic. The effects ...

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2008 - JUL

Pope Sends Message to Saudi-Organized Conference 2008/07/28
By: Zenit

Dialogue based on love and truth is the best recipe for achieving peace, says Benedict XVI.

The Pope affirmed this in a message to the World Conference on Dialogue, held in Madrid, Spain, and sponsored by the Mecca-based Muslim World League.

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Cardinal: Catholic Schools Key for Holy Land Peace 2008/07/10
By: Zenit

Catholic schools in the Holy Land are contributing to what will hopefully become peace between Muslims, Jews and Christians, a cardinal affirmed after returning from a trip to Jerusalem.

Cardinal John Foley, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, said this t...

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Call for Jerusalem peace and Christian - Muslim cooperation on ecology 2008/07/08
By: Ekklesia

Bishop Munib Younan has said that Christians need to have a stronger voice in Jerusalem in order to prevent tensions spreading there, and that Muslims and Christians should work together on ecology issues - writes Peter Kenny.

Younan, the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran...

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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth, assault Christian peacemakers 2008/07/02
By: Ekklesia

Israeli soldiers have assaulted Christian Peacemakers and shot and killed a Palestinian youth in a village north of Hebron.

Mohammad Al-Alameh, who was 17, was a member of a family with whom the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) has had frequent contact in recent years.

The incident h...

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2008 - JUN

Jerusalem patriarch says people are capable of achieving peace 2008/06/06
By: Judith Sudilovsky of CNS

People are capable of achieving peace and loving one another just as God loves each of them, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem told about 160 worshippers gathered to emphasize the need for peace in the Holy Land.

"We have come here to pray because each one of us believes in God, in ...

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2008 - MAY

POPE URGES ISRAEL TO EASE PALESTINIAN SUFFERING 2008/05/21
By: Zenit

Benedict XVI says Israel will be a "shining example of conflict resolution" on the day when the peoples of the Holy Land live in peace in two independent, side-by-side states.

The Pope affirmed his hopes for Mideast harmony when he received in audience today Israel's new ambassador...

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World Christian leaders urge peace on Israel´s 60 anniversary 2008/05/09
By: ENI

More than 140 international Christian leaders signed a joint declaration on Israel's 60th anniversary calling for a just peace between Israeli and Palestinians. The declaration was released to the media to coincide with Israel's celebration of the anniversary on 8 May. "We.urge all those working for...

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Cross with mother of pearl - 5P-AMP-R-28

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