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• Jerusalem mayor suspends ramp construction, but dig set to go on

13-Feb-07 ENI,

The mayor of Jerusalem has suspended renovations near a compound housing the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque...

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• Papal Speech to Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue Panel / "May Thirst for the Good News Strengthen Our Resolve to Work"

02-Feb-07 Zenit.org,

Dear Brothers in Christ, It is with great joy that I welcome you, the members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, on the occasion of your fourth plenary meeting.

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• Pope Concerned About Mideast Christians

02-Feb-07 Zenit.org,

Benedict XVI again highlighted his concern over the difficulties Christians are experiencing in the Middle East.

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• Religious Leaders Press Rice on Mideast

31-Jan-07 Zenit.org,

A delegation of religious leaders met with the U.S. Secretary of State to urge the country to take a more leading role in promoting peace in the Middle East.

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• Vatican-Israel Commission Reports Some Progress

31-Jan-07 Zenit.org,

The Holy See and Israel are making progress in negotiating fiscal issues and the legal status of Church property, a bilateral commission said.

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• Supporting the Holy Land - Interview With Spanish Bishop Vives Sicilia

31-Jan-07 Zenit.org,

On his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with other bishops from around the world, Bishop Joan Enric Vives Sicilia called on Christians to visit the area without fear.

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• Apostolic Nuncio, HCEF, and Knights of Columbus Launch Child Sponsorship Initiative

31-Jan-07 HCEF,

The Knights of Columbus Maryland State Council’s Holy Land Outreach Committee launched a historic initiative with the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) encouraging every council to sponsor Christian education for a Holy Land child.

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• HCEF President Participated in the Coordination Conference of the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe and North America

26-Jan-07 HCEF,

Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) President Rateb Rabie, KCHS, represented HCEF at the 7th annual meeting of the Coordination of Episcopal Conferences, an eight-day gathering in the Holy land

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• A Pilgrim’s Diary

23-Jan-07 HCEF, Richard Gorman, Georgia,

The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) leads pilgrimages to the Holy Land to give Western Christians the opportunity to enjoy the richness of history, sacred places, and spiritual family living there.

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• Breaking the Hold of Fear, Anger, and Despair in the Holy Land: Communique of the Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land

22-Jan-07

In the wake of a traumatic year for Israelis, Palestinians and the peoples of the Middle East, the work of our Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land seems more important than ever before.

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