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• HCEF to Honor Cardinal McCarrick with 'Path of Peace' Award

02-Sep-08

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington will be the 2008 recipient of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation's Path of Peace Award, in recognition of his longstanding and active encouragement of steps toward a just and secure peace in the Holy Land.

(Read more here)

• Can U.S. Christians help revive the sacred city?

01-Sep-08 America Magazine, Austen Ivereigh,

For the first time in many years, there is some good news out of Bethlehem. The pilgrims on whom the town’s Christians depend have begun to return; their number has increased by at least 50 percent from last year, which was in turn better than 2006.

(Read more here)

• HCEF Looks Forward with Renewed Hope: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Extends Support

21-Aug-08 HCEF,

For HCEF volunteers, Patriarch Twal's visit means that more support is on its way. People are paying attention to HCEF's activities like never before, and the blessing and support of H.B. Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, makes all Christians -- not only Catholics -- listen.

(Read more here)

• Birzeit Summer Camp a Huge Success for Holy Land Children

18-Aug-08 HCEF,

Last July HCEF completed its 1st annual Creative Art Summer Camp, this year, titled, Coloring Life with Creativity, in the Palestinian town of Birzeit, near Ramallah.

(Read more here)

• HCEF Picks Dr. Musa Nasir, Noted Humanitarian and Surgeon, for 2008 HCEF Award

14-Aug-08 HCEF,

The President of HCEF, Sir Rateb Rabie, has announced the selection of a noted California surgeon and humanitarian, Dr. Musa Nasir, to receive the foundation's HCEF Award for 2008.

(Read more here)

• Hope, Faith and Good Will: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Brings a New Vision to the U.S.

14-Aug-08 HCEF,

In his inaugural visit to the United States as the newly-installed Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal convened with religious leaders, ambassadors, and civic and organizational leaders in a series of events around the Washington, DC, area.

(Read more here)

• At cathedral Mass, Jerusalem patriarch urges prayer, solidarity for Christians in Holy Land

13-Aug-08 Catholic Standard, Mark Zimmermann, Editor,

The new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem 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 to pray and work for peace there.

(Read more here)

• New Jerusalem patriarch says Holy Land Christians can be a bridge for peace

13-Aug-08 Catholic Standard, Richard Szczepanowski, Staff Reporter,

Speaking at a luncheon in his honor sponsored by the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF), and later to the Catholic Standard, Patriarch Fouad Twal said Christians "can be the bridge between the Jewish and Muslim majorities."

(Read more here)

• Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, HB Fouad Twal on EWTN with Raymond Arroyo

08-Aug-08 HCEF,

His Beatitude, Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, will appear in a televised interview with EWTN Director Raymond Arroyo on the channel's The World Over. The show will air four more times through August 11, 2008.

(Read more here)

• Holy Land conflict needs courageous leaders and gestures, says new patriarch

08-Aug-08 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.”

(Read more here)

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