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Auckland Anglican and Catholic bishops support call for Israel’s return to pre-1967 borders

NZ Catholic Staff — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 22:31:34 +0000

by NZ CATHOLIC staff
AUCKLAND – The Auckland Anglican and Catholic Bishops called on the New Zealand government called on Israel to return to “its pre-1967 borders as a pre-requisite for dialogue to establish a lasting and just settlement in the Holy Land.”echo $variable;

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Kiwis hear of Holy Land hardship and hope

Michael Otto — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:47:26 +0000

by MICHAEL OTTO AUCKLAND — The most difficult task Claudette Habesch faced in raising her children in Palestine was not letting hatred grow in their hearts. “It has not been easy,” the secretary-general of Caritas Jerusalem told an audience at Liston Hall in Auckland on March 11. The 71-year-old Palestinian Christian told how “an alarm

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The Holy Land — a different way forward?

Michael Otto — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:54:02 +0000

by PETER MURPHY It is so easy to take sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the early years Israel had the support of the Western world, appearing as the underdog in the midst of hostile Arab nations. In the last 25 years or so, as the fate of the Palestinians has become more widely known,

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Palestine — the holy or unholy land?

Michael Otto — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:56:29 +0000

by PETER MURPHY What are the social and political realities of the land of the Bible today? It was my good fortune to have been in Israel for three months recently on a sabbatical programme at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies. Tantur was the brainchild of Pope Paul VI and other enlightened Church

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Cardinal says Israel’s security barrier raises human rights concerns

Washington (CNS) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNS) While Israel has a right to protect its citizens, the security barrier separating Israel from the Palestinian territories and checkpoints along the barrier raise human rights concerns, a cardinal has said. "The most tragic thing I have seen is the miles-long wall that separates Jerusalem from Bethlehem and separates families and keeps farmers

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Bishops from Europe, North America call for end to violence in Gaza

Michael Otto — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

JERUSALEM (CNS) Bishops from Europe and North America have urged leaders of the international community to help break the cycle of violence in the Holy Land. They asked the global community not only to resolve the current fighting and provide humanitarian assistance, but to work with Israelis and Palestinians to reach a viable solution to

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Gaza Strip resembles a concentration camp, says top Vatican official

Vatican City (CNS) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Gaza Strip increasingly is looking like "a big concentration camp" while egoism, hatred, poverty and injustice are fueling the continual slaughter in the Holy Land, said a top Vatican official. echo $variable;

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Gaza priest’s message at Mass for peace: “We cry and nobody hears us”

Michael Otto — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

JERUSALEM (CNS) The pastor of the Catholic parish in Gaza City described Gaza as "drowning in blood" as hospitals overflowed with patients. In a message to participants in a special Mass for peace at St. Stephen Church in Jerusalem Jan. 4, Msgr. Manuel Musallam, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, wrote: "What you

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As Israel attacks Gaza Strip, residents fear it’s just the beginning

Michael Otto — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

JERUSALEM (CNS) — After three days of Israeli attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a local parish priest said the buildings are shaking, the bombing is continuous and "they are bombarding us like the demon". echo $variable;

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