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Shrine of St. Jude Living Stones Pilgrimage, April 27 – May 11, 2009

HCEF Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, May 3 - 16, 2009

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"To such as these does the Kingdom of God belong!" Matthew 19:14

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• Benedict XVI Asks Prayers for Middle East

17-Jul-06 Zenit.org,

Benedict XVI appealed to all local Churches to pray for peace in the Holy Land and the Middle East.

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• Palestinian Activist To Keynote International Read For Peace Week in Iowa

17-Jul-06 Indymedia,

Sir Rateb Rabie to speak on "Building Bridges of Peace Through Books" at the week-long event which also features book fair, author readings at nursing homes, readings by families and groups, awards, free seminars and panel discusssions.

(Read more here)

• A Christian couple trying to build a life in Gaza only want to be together

14-Jul-06 VOX,

In Palestine, the everyday of life of Palestinians is generally outside of their control. Their existence is controlled by an administrative structure called the Israeli Civil Administration.

(Read more here)

• Church leaders urge US to intercede on Israel situation

04-Jul-06 ENI,

Church leaders have urged the United States to intercede to prevent Israeli-Palestinian violence from spiralling out of control ...

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• Christ Weeps for Palestine

04-Jul-06 Youth Director, St. Lawrence Parish, Utica, Michigan, Marilyn Trumper-Samra,

Today, the Christians who remain in the Holy Land (less than 2%) are truly living the Beatitudes. They hunger and thirst for justice, they mourn for the loss of lives, friends and freedom.

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• Pilgrimage Reflection

04-Jul-06 Member of St. Lawrence Parish, Utica, Michigan, Mary Ellen Schraeger,

I had a few misgivings when the opportunity to go on the Holy Land Pilgrimage with my parish presented itself. I was not concerned about safety.

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• Pope Expresses Concern Over Violence in Mideast, Iraq

02-Jul-06 VOA News,

Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern Sunday about the escalating violence in Iraq and the Middle East. He also made an appeal to safeguard the family.

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• IDF bars East J'lem residents from using Bethlehem crossing

02-Jul-06 Haaretz,

The security services recently began implementing a policy that makes it harder for East Jerusalem residents to travel to certain West Bank cities.

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• INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST ACT BOLDLY TO STOP VICIOUS CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE, WCC SAYS

02-Jul-06 WCC,

Deeply distressed by the current escalation of the Israel/Palestine conflict, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia called on the international community to take bold and novel actions to uphold international law and break the vicious cycle of violence.

(Read more here)

• Bethlehem olive trees uprooted by Israeli wall work

29-Jun-06 Ekklesia,

Bulldozers guarded by armed personnel have started cutting down and uprooting olive trees in the Cremisan area near Bethlehem, in preparation for the construction of the latest section of the controversial Israeli separation wall.

(Read more here)

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