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27 Apr 2011 – Saying he came as
a “voice of peace,” Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron joined hundreds of religious leaders at a Holy Thursday
vigil outside an Islamic center to condemn intolerance and
hatred toward Muslims. Read more...
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26 Apr 2011 – In the Old City of Jerusalem, several hundred Catholic pilgrims from around the world gathered for the Easter Vigil at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Read more...
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26 Apr 2011 – In an Easter blessing
to the world, Pope Benedict XVI prayed that Christ’s
resurrection may open paths of “freedom, justice and
peace” for troubled populations of the Middle East and
Africa. Read more...
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26 Apr 2011 – A bomb exploded
outside Sacred Heart Church in Baghdad April 24 after the
Easter Masses had finished and parishioners had gone
home. Read more...
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26 Apr 2011 – In a letter to a
leading rabbi, Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento stressed
the need to “purposefully remember” the Holocaust to
ensure that “never again will such dark evil prevail.” Read more...
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25 Apr 2011 – Pope Benedict spoke to pilgrims at his residence in Castel Gandolfo today, while Vatican officials were closely following news of another bombing near an Iraqi church. Read more...
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21 Apr 2011 – In their joint Easter
message, the heads of Christian churches of Jerusalem
turned their attention to the unrest in the Middle East,
noting the need to respect the rights of the minorities in
the region. Read more...
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19 Apr 2011 – The apostolic vicar in
Tripoli called for a stop to the bloody conflict in Libya
and urged dialogue among the various tribes there to help
bring about peace, the Vatican missionary news agency
reported. Read more...
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