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21 Aug 2012 – Pope Benedict XVI sent greetings to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill who is visiting Poland. Read more...
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21 Aug 2012 – WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — The head of the
Russian Orthodox Church and the president of the Polish
Catholic bishops’ conference signed a joint message Aug. 17 urging Poles and Russians to set aside centuries of
anger and prejudice and work together to maintain their
countries’ Christian identities. Read more...
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21 Aug 2012 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The patriarch of the
Ethiopian Orthodox Church, a strong voice for peace and
development in Africa, died Aug. 17 in Addis Ababa at
the age of 76. Read more...
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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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