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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Holds Mass in Washington, DC

Holy Land Days and Holy Land Gift Sales

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

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

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• Call for Jerusalem peace and Christian - Muslim cooperation on ecology

08-Jul-08 Ekklesia,

Bishop Munib Younan has said that Christians need to have a stronger voice in Jerusalem in order to prevent tensions spreading there, and that Muslims and Christians should work together on ecology issues - writes Peter Kenny.

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• Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth, assault Christian peacemakers

02-Jul-08 Ekklesia,

Israeli soldiers have assaulted Christian Peacemakers and shot and killed a Palestinian youth in a village north of Hebron.

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• Archbishop Fouad Twal Inaugurates HCEF'S Ecumenical Center for Research and Development

23-Jun-08 HCEF,

The inauguration ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in Bethlehem, under the auspices of Archbishop Fouad Twal.

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• Not From Jerusalem # 11

22-Jun-08 Russell O. Siler, Retired Pastor,

Some years ago a friend and I were discussing the circumstances under which people change their minds.

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• Israel is Deporting Jerusalem Christians

22-Jun-08

Hundreds of Jerusalem Christians are loosing residency rights in their City due to policies of the Israeli Ministry of Interior.

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• “Living Under Fire: Christian Clergy and Congregations in the Holy Land” Publication by HCEF

13-Jun-08 HCEF,

This research and report, conducted and authored by William and Carolyn Yontz and edited by Dr. Saliba Sarsar, is impressive as it examines the critical conditions facing Palestinian Christians and others in Jerusalem and the Israeli occupied territories.

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• Jerusalem patriarch says people are capable of achieving peace

06-Jun-08 CNS, Judith Sudilovsky,

People are capable of achieving peace and loving one another just as God loves each of them, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem told about 160 worshippers gathered to emphasize the need for peace in the Holy Land.

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• In Jerusalem and Around the World, a Week of Church Action for Middle East Peace

04-Jun-08 WCC,

Today in Jerusalem, at the launch of a worldwide week of action for peace in Israel and Palestine, different churches have come together for an ecumenical service giving thanks for "every church and parish around the world that is praying with us this day for peace".

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• New Web Feature Commemorating the Nakba

30-May-08 Institute for Palestine Studies,

The Institute for Palestine Studies has created a special online resource to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948. "1948: SixtyYears On..." draws on the Institute's rich archives and its flagship Journal of Palestine Studies to provide wide public access to incisive articles, analyses, memoirs, detailed maps, and chronologies.

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• HCEF joins World Council of Churches in the International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel, June 4-10, 2008

30-May-08

The World Council of Churches has planned a joint advocacy initiative in support of Peace in Palestine. To date, seventeen countries and three international ecumenical organizations are involved.

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