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• Holy See and Arab State Establish Relations

04-Jun-07 Zenit.org,

The Holy See and the United Arab Emirates, a country bordering the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Oman, have established diplomatic relations.

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• Jerusalem Christians say: Back Israeli-Palestinian peace campaign

30-May-07 ENI,

Christian leaders in Jerusalem are calling for worldwide support of the International Church Action for Peace in Palestine

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• WCC asks the Jordanian government to reconsider decision on Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem

26-May-07 WCC,

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has received with "deep concern" the recent withdrawal of Jordan's recognition of Patriarch Theophilos III as the head of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and requested the decision to be reconsidered.

(Read more here)

• The Birzeit Senior Citizen Center: A Bright Future

24-May-07 Palestine, HCEF Country Representative, George Ghattas,

What started as a dream three years ago is now a vibrant reality for 55 respectable old men and women from Birzeit. Birzeit, like many Christian towns in the Palestinian territories, has lost many of its young couples to immigration.

(Read more here)

• Springtime Season in ELCJHL Schools / Sister Sylvia Countess, Assistant to the ELCJHL Schools' Director

24-May-07 ELCJHL,

The spring months are always busy ones for the Schools and Educational Programs of the ELCJHL. This year, as teachers and students prepared for the end of classes, final exams, and school summer tours, they also welcomed their families and friends to special school events.

(Read more here)

• Bishop Younan Invited to Speak at Club of Madrid Conference

24-May-07 ELCJHL,

A diverse group of forty religious and political leaders, scholars and government officials, from a range of Muslim and Western countries met in Oslo May 15-16 in a dialogue aimed at generating mutual respect and understanding.

(Read more here)

• The Urgency of Giving Peace a Chance

24-May-07 Dr. Bernard Sabella,

The current situation in the Palestinian Occupied Territories is not bearable nor is it tenable. Some would argue that the infighting between Fatah and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is proof that Palestinians cannot govern themselves.

(Read more here)

• Benedict XVI Asks for End to Fighting in Gaza / Urges Both Sides to Increase Efforts for Peace

21-May-07 Zenit.org,

Benedict XVI urged "once again, in the name of God" an end to the violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and between Palestinian factions.

(Read more here)

• Bethlehem University in the Holy Land

17-May-07 Bethlehem University, Br. Jack Curran,

How is it that bad things happen to good people – and yet they in turn respond only with good deeds? Don’t you find that sometimes you are simply amazed and in awe when you see people respond to evil with good deeds?

(Read more here)

• Arab League Leader Visits Cardinal Bertone

17-May-07 Zenit.org,

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, received in audience the secretary-general of the Arab League and discussed the continuing strife in the Middle East.

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