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01 Jul 1997 – Cairo’s Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies, which was established in 1945 to enhance dialogue between Christians and Muslims, occupies a unique niche in Christian-Muslim relations.
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01 Jul 1997 – On 24 May, at its annual meeting in Denver, the Catholic Press Association awarded Catholic Near East magazine five awards.
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01 Jul 1997 – An American member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Brother Vincent Malham, F.S.C., has been appointed Vice Chancellor, or chief executive officer, of Bethlehem University. Previously, Brother Vincent was Provincial of the St. Louis Province.
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01 Jul 1997 – On Thursday, 10 April, Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, briefed U.S. government leaders in Washington, D.C., about the situation of the church in the Holy Land, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and various concerns about the peace process.
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01 Jul 1997 – The Holy Father has named Father Robert P. Reidy, Director of our Jerusalem office, as a Prelate of Honor with the title of Monsignor.
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01 Jul 1997 – The Eastern Catholic bishops of Eastern Europe, members of funding agencies and others concerned with the Eastern Catholic churches met from 30 June to 6 July to discuss the status and role of these communities following the region’s historic changes and the publication of the Instruction by the Holy See’s Congregation for the Eastern Churches.
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01 Jul 1997 – At the invitation of Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, the Pro Oriente Syriac Commission, which includes representatives from Orthodox and Catholic Syriac churches as well as Latin Catholics, hosted the Third Syriac Consultation for Dialogue within the Syriac Tradition in Chicago, 8-11 July.
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01 Jul 1997 – Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims welcomed Pope John Paul II in an outpouring of affection and respect, said Msgr. Stern and Father Denis J. Madden, Associate Secretary General.
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