The late-evening statement signaled the Vatican’s wish to let the whole world know that it fundamentally disagrees with any annexation.
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‘Parish priest on loan to the missions’ ends nine years as CNEWA president
Msgr. John E. Kozar, having completed nine years of service as head of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, is retiring from his post and reflects on his time as CNEWA head and on what he plans to do next.
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Christian leaders: Israeli occupation of Palestine is cause of conflict
“It is time to act in order to extinguish the destructive fires raging in the Holy Land…. Only a just peace will put end to hatred, to oppression and the suffering of so many.”
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Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future
For the first time in over two months, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem reopens, despite the uncertainty some people still have about the effects of the pandemic on public health and the local economy.
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The Vatican objects to Israeli plan to annex Palestinian territory
“The Holy See is following the situation closely and expresses concern about any future actions that could further compromise dialogue.”
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Church leaders oppose Israeli plans to annex unilaterally West Bank land
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land believe that continued Israeli annexation of West Bank land could end any hope of Palestinian-Israeli rapprochement.
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East Jerusalem Catholic hospital gets coronavirus unit for Palestinians
The Vatican is providing ventilators and monetary assistance to the Palestinians in East Jerusalem and Gaza as they try to grapple with the pandemic.
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Review: The infinite perspectives of Colum McCann’s fiction
Colum McCann’s new novel is structured like the wings of a bird, with two narrative arcs constantly moving toward and then away from each other.
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Anger at Trump Middle East peace plan could mobilize Arab voters in Israel
The proposal has infuriated many of Israel’s Arab citizens, who view it as a form of forced transfer.
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Palestinians say Trump peace plan does not bode well for the future
Trump proposed the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements, creating Israeli enclave communities in the heart of the West Bank while promising the possibility of a future independent Palestinian state under certain conditions.