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• Israel and Holy See PlanTwo Key Meetings on 'Church-State Relationship'

08-Dec-06 ZENIT,

ROME, DEC. 7, 2006 (Zenit).- Catholics and Israelis are awaiting with hope a pair of meetings of the Israel-Holy See Permanent Bilateral Commission on key issues in the Church-state relationship.

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• Holy Water, Oil, and Cross Package: Ready for Christmas!

05-Dec-06

This extraordinary keepsake package contains bottles of traditional Holy Water from the Jordan River and of olive oil pressed from olive trees in the Holy Land. The bottles are placed on a handcrafted Bethlehem olivewood cross stand from.

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• Presbyterians urged to remember Middle East Christians in 2007

04-Dec-06 EKKLESIA,

Presbyterians in the United States are being urged to celebrate a week of prayer and witness next year in support of Christians in the Middle East writes Evan Silverstein for PC (USA) news. The observance will take place between Easter (8 April) and ...

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• Israel and Vatican to resume talks over Holy Land church rights

04-Dec-06 ENI,

Jerusalem (ENI). After a protracted delay, talks will resume in
January between Israel and the Vatican over the church's status
in the Holy Land.

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• Bethlehem Olivewood to be Featured on NBC's Today Show

29-Nov-06

Chef Kathleen Daelemans will present a cutting board made by Bethlehem artisans on the Thursday, Dec. 14 edition of NBC's Today Show. The segment features Non-Edible Gifts for Foodies - the twelve must-have kitchen gifts for 2006.

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• Canadian church seeks action on tragedy of occupied Gaza

29-Nov-06 EKKLESIA,

The Moderator of The United Church of Canada is asking the Canadian government to condemn unequivocally the killing of almost 500 Palestinian civilians since July 2006, and to seek an end to the ongoing siege of Gaza.

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• Holy See's Statement at U.N. on Peace in Mideast

20-Nov-06 ZENIT,

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 19, 2006 (Zenit).- Here is a statement by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, at the General Assembly gathered Friday in its 10th emergency special session on...

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• Holy See: Mideast Peace Requires Multilateral Pacts

20-Nov-06 ZENIT,

NEW YORK, NOV. 19, 2006 (Zenit).- Peace in the Middle East not only calls for bilateral treaties between Palestinians and Israelis, but also for multilateral agreements, says the Holy See.

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• "The Nativity Story" to Open at Vatican

20-Nov-06 ZENIT,

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 19, 2006 (Zenit)- The world premiere of the film "The Nativity Story" is scheduled to take place Nov. 26 in the Vatican. Among the 7,000 people who will attend the screening in Paul VI Hall are the director, Catherine Hardwicke...

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• Holy See's Address on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

17-Nov-06 ZENIT,

GENEVA, NOV. 16, 2006 (Zenit).- Here is the address that Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations at Geneva, gave at the 3rd Special Session of the Human Rights Council, held Wednesday.

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