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24 May 2011 – As dusk fell on this
sleepy West Bank village, Father Firas Aridah looked
down from the balcony of his office onto the church
courtyard, where a group of young boys — and one girl —
were in the midst of a heated soccer match. Read more...
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23 May 2011 – Despite the worsening crisis in
Libya, religious women and men continue to offer pastoral
care and desperately needed services to the country’s many migrants. Read more...
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23 May 2011 – A new iPad application
developed by two priests will send users news, videos and
photos from the Holy Land and let people send prayers via
“virtual candles.” Read more...
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23 May 2011 – Schools where
Christians and Muslims study together, as they do at many
Catholic schools in the Middle East, should be supported
and cherished by both communities because they promote
dialogue and lead to real friendships, said dialogue
participants. Read more...
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20 May 2011 – A Catholic-Muslim dialogue meeting in Jordan focused on the role of education in promoting tolerance and said that schools where Catholic and Muslim students study together are to be “cherished” because real friendships are formed there. Also, preparations are being made for Pope Benedict’s dialogue with astronauts on the International Space Station. Read more...
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17 May 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI
renewed his appeal for a negotiated settlement in Libya
and called for an end to bloodshed in Syria, where civil
strife has left hundreds of people dead. Read more...
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17 May 2011 – The council elected by the Synod of Bishops on the Middle East last October is meeting at the Vatican. Events in the Middle East continue to be of concern to Pope Benedict XVI. Read more...
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13 May 2011 – The Melkite Catholic Church
has opened a cultural center, funded entirely by Sultan
Qaboos bin Said, ruler of Oman. Read more...
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