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12 Jul 2012 – CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — Just as
individual musicians in an orchestra turn dissonance into
harmony through hard work, sacrifice and listening to one
another, so, too, can the world’s people turn conflict into peace, said Pope Benedict XVI. Read more...
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05 Jul 2012 – Pope Benedict XVI named a Spanish expert in Islam to the No. 2 post at the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Read more...
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05 Jul 2012 – JERUSALEM (CNS) — The designation of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity as a UNESCO World Heritage site complicates relations between the three churches that oversee the holy site as well as relations between the Israeli and Palestinian communities, said a church official. Read more...
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05 Jul 2012 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI will present a papal document addressing the church’s concerns in the Middle East, meet with representatives of local Christian and Muslim communities, and address political and cultural leaders on a three-day visit to Lebanon Sept. 14-16. Read more...
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05 Jul 2012 – JERUSALEM (CNS) — New text in an exhibit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial offers a less-critical assessment of the actions of Pope Pius XII in dealing with the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II. Read more...
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03 Jul 2012 – “First Take: Vatican” looks at significance of pope’s trip to Lebanon for all Christians in the Middle East. Read more...
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02 Jul 2012 – WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — Catholic and
Orthodox leaders from Poland and Russia will issue a
joint statement committing their churches to fostering
reconciliation between the two historically feuding
countries. Read more...
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02 Jul 2012 – ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNS) — UNESCO
has placed sites — including the Church of the Nativity —
in Bethlehem, West Bank, on its list of World Heritage in
Danger. Read more...
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