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21 Aug 2012 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI
named Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, the former
nuncio to Australia, to be the new nuncio to Israel and
apostolic delegate in Jerusalem and the Palestinian
territories. Read more...
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21 Aug 2012 – BEIRUT (CNS) — Lebanon’s younger generation
of Catholics sees Pope Benedict XVI’s Sept. 14-16 visit to
their country as a sign of hope in a region embroiled with
violence. Read more...
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21 Aug 2012 – Laura Sheahen of Caritas Internationalis talks about her recent visit with Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan. Read more...
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17 Aug 2012 – ANTAKYA, Turkey (CNS) — A spokesman for
Egypt’s bishops gave a cautious welcome to President
Mohammed Morsi’s reshuffling of top military officials. Read more...
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17 Aug 2012 – DUBLIN (CNS) — A Carmelite nun said the
armed insurrection in Syria is “producing a totalitarianism that is worse” than that of Bashar Assad’s regime. Read more...
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13 Aug 2012 – BANGALORE, India (CNS) — Environmental
protection is “an expression of faith in God,” said the bishops of Kerala state. Read more...
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07 Aug 2012 – NEW DELHI (CNS) — Medical officials in
Assam denied media reports that children have become
sick in relief camps housing hundreds of thousands of
people displaced by ethnic violence in Assam state. Read more...
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06 Aug 2012 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Yearning and working
for freedom and peace, young Christians and Muslims
must be patient and persistent, recognizing that violence
or other apparent “short cuts” that harm others will never
lead to justice and lasting peace, said Cardinal Jean-Louis
Tauran. Read more...
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