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Patriarch Twal: “Arab Spring” Puts the Middle East in Bloody Whirlpool

Friday, 24 May 2013 14:04

alt Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem said that the historical period referred to as the "Arab Spring" puts the Middle East in a "serious and bloody whirlpool."

The patriarch expressed his solidarity with all the displaced families, martyrs, and all people who had their houses demolished across the entire region, especially in Syria.

"We, people of the Holy Land, know well the meaning of displacement, deportation, murder, injustice, eradication and exile," the patriarch added.

Friday, 24 May 2013 02:54
At meeting of the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly, on 23 May 2013, a report from the Church and Society Council on theology of land in the context of Israel/Palestine was discussed: The inheritance of Abraham? A report on the ‘promised land’ (*.PDF document). There are two broader contextual elements to this report that are worth outlining in brief.
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Arab Christian Role More Important Than Ever

Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:24

alt The role of Arab Christians in the Middle East is more important today than ever before, the Palestinian bishop who leads the 70-million strong Lutheran World Federation has told a Danish church gathering.

"I believe that Arab and the Middle East Christians maintain a crucial balance in our society. They are the bridge builders, brokers of justice, defenders of human rights and gender equality, and most importantly, they are peacemakers," LWF president, Bishop Munib A. Younan, said.

Thursday, 23 May 2013 06:54

alt JERUSALEM – Fr. Michael Abdo Abdo, OCD, was appointed Pontifical Mission National Director for the Holy Land by decree of His Eminence Fernando Cardinal Filoni (Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), issued April 28, 2013. Below is the message of best wishes from the ACOHL.

Dear Father Abdo,

Having seen the decree of appointment signed by His Eminence Fernando Cardinal Filoni on April 28, the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land rejoice with you on your appointment as National Director of the Pontifical Mission for the Holy Land (Jerusalem, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine).

Thursday, 16 May 2013 06:37

alt The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation will bestow upon His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington the 2013 Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation Award at the annual Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the 15^th International Conference on Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Washington Marriott, 1221 22^nd Avenue, Washington, DC 20037.

A bulwark of support for the Christians of the Holy Land His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl continues to rally Christians to 'not leave the Faithful alone' in the land of Jesus' birth, but to be active supporters with them in the pursuit of peace.

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