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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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• CMEP Urges Congress to Support U.S. Efforts to Achieve Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza and Southern Israel

06-Jan-09 CMEP,

Urgent Humanitarian Measures and Renewed Political Process Necessary for Durable Peace
The new year has begun with an escalating crisis in Gaza and southern Israel that demonstrates the urgent need for robust U.S. diplomatic engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian arena.

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• ELCA Bishops Prepare for Uncertainty in Israel, Advance Group in Jordan

05-Jan-09 ELCA,

Despite the continued conflict in Gaza, bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are proceeding with plans to travel Jan. 6 to the Middle East.

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• In Gaza, the Vatican Raises the White Flag

05-Jan-09 chiesa,

Hamas denies Israel's right to exist. But for pontifical diplomacy, the Jewish state is wrong to defend itself with force. The custodian of the Holy Land reveals the thinking behind the Church's policy in the Middle East

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• Some Reflections on Gaza and its Aftermath

04-Jan-09 Dr. Bernard Sabella,

Israeli politics with Arab neighbors have always been weighed by the use of force. Israel has once again decided that in order to accomplish what could have been accomplished by negotiation and willingness to compromise; force would be the best solution.

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• Ecumenical Worship Service in Jerusalem to lift up the people of Gaza

02-Jan-09 Sabeel,

The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine and the Dominican Fathers Invite You to lift up the people of Gaza in prayer at an Ecumenical Worship Service@ St. Stephen’s Basilica

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• Pontiff Remembers "Small but Fervent" Gaza Parish

02-Jan-09 Zenit,

Notes Hope That Israelis, Palestinians Will Listen to One Another
Benedict XVI is again calling for peace in the Middle East, saying that hatred and a lack of trust are also forms of poverty that must be combated.

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• Statement by the Right Rev’d Suheil S. Dawani, The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem on Gaza

01-Jan-09 Diocese of Jerusalem, Communications Office,

During recent weeks, the three Abrahamic Faiths have observed their Holy Seasons with a sense of peace and goodwill. Therefore, we are greatly grieved by the severity of the ongoing military operations in Gaza that are occurring in heavily populated areas and impacting the civilian population.

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• Conflict in Gaza Kills Hundreds: Help IOCC Speed Relief to Families Caught in Attacks

01-Jan-09 IOCC,

The deadliest conflict in Gaza in four decades has killed hundreds and wounded thousands. International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has released emergency funds and is working in cooperation with other humanitarian aid organizations to deliver medical supplies and pharmaceuticals to Gaza hospitals that are stretched to capacity.

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• SABEEL’S REFLECTION ON GAZA The Narrow Gate of Justice

01-Jan-09 SABEEL,

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14)

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• ELCA Presiding Bishop Calls for Gaza Ceasefire; Bishops Prep for Visit

01-Jan-09 ELCA,

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), said the ELCA joins with all people calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and southern Israel. Hanson also asked ELCA members to join Middle East religious leaders who requested that Sunday, Jan. 4, be "a day for justice and peace in the land of peace," he wrotein a Dec. 31 pastoral letter.

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