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21 Jul 2011 – Catholic and Anglican
leaders have challenged Christians to find new ways to
establish lasting peace in the Holy Land, including
changing the nature of pilgrimages. Read more...
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18 Jul 2011 – Tunisia’s tiny Catholic
community prays for the country’s transition to democracy and hopes that the nation will embrace full religious freedom, said Archbishop Maroun Lahham of Tunis. Read more...
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18 Jul 2011 – Archbishop Cyrille Bustros
will bring years of experience working with Muslims to
his new job as Melkite Catholic archbishop of Beirut. Read more...
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18 Jul 2011 – The Maronite Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. has commissioned the construction of a new chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Read more...
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18 Jul 2011 – The Vatican is establishing diplomatic relations with predominantly Muslim Malaysia. The pope has appealed for urgent aid to drought-stricken East Africa. Read more...
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15 Jul 2011 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Indian bishops called
for unity in the country’s fight against terrorism a day after three bombs in Mumbai left at least 17 people dead and
more than 140 injured. Read more...
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13 Jul 2011 – CNEWA’s regional director for Palestine and Israel, Sami El-Yousef, reports that the number of faithful in the region has stabilized and may even be increasing. Read more...
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08 Jul 2011 – On 12 June, Turks elected the country’s first Christian deputy, Mr. Erol Dora, to the Ankara parliament (Meclis), literally making him Turkey’s “First Christian.” Read more...
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