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26 May 2011 – An interfaith group of
religious leaders, including two Catholic prelates, called
for “strong, sustained” U.S. leadership in peace talks
between Israel and Palestine “before it is too late.” Read more...
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24 May 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI has
named Msgr. Mikael Mouradian, who is superior of the
Convent of Notre Dame in Bzommar, Lebanon, as the new
bishop of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York
for Armenian Catholics. Read more...
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24 May 2011 – As dusk fell on this
sleepy West Bank village, Father Firas Aridah looked
down from the balcony of his office onto the church
courtyard, where a group of young boys — and one girl —
were in the midst of a heated soccer match. Read more...
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24 May 2011 – On May 20 Pedro Guevara-Mann Animator of Perspective Weekly at Salt and Light TV interviewed Michael La Civita and Carl Hétu of CNEWA on the Future of Middle East Christians. Read more...
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23 May 2011 – Despite the worsening crisis in
Libya, religious women and men continue to offer pastoral
care and desperately needed services to the country’s many migrants. Read more...
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23 May 2011 – A new iPad application
developed by two priests will send users news, videos and
photos from the Holy Land and let people send prayers via
“virtual candles.” Read more...
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23 May 2011 – Schools where
Christians and Muslims study together, as they do at many
Catholic schools in the Middle East, should be supported
and cherished by both communities because they promote
dialogue and lead to real friendships, said dialogue
participants. Read more...
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20 May 2011 – A Catholic-Muslim dialogue meeting in Jordan focused on the role of education in promoting tolerance and said that schools where Catholic and Muslim students study together are to be “cherished” because real friendships are formed there. Also, preparations are being made for Pope Benedict’s dialogue with astronauts on the International Space Station. Read more...
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