Tag: Peace
Promoting dialogue and peace in the Holy Land
This year in support of the local Church the Holy Land Co-ordination 2020 (HLC20) will visit Christians in Gaza, Ramallah and East Jerusalem.
Bishops call for action after fifty years of occupation in the Holy Land
For fifty years the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza have languished under occupation, violating the human dignity of both Palestinians and Israelis.
Bishops call for the humanitarian situation to be resolved in Gaza – a ‘man-made disaster’
In Gaza we witnessed the deep poverty of the people, and the courageous presence of the small and vulnerable Christian communities there.
Urgent need for progress on peace process in the Holy Land
President Abbas calls for Christian support in meeting with Archbishop Nichols President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas met with Archbishop Vincent Nichols today in London to discuss the urgent need for progress on the peace process and the importance of the continuing support of the Church in England and Wales for all in…
Patriarch: Only authentic position in the Holy Land is pro-peace
His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem addressed the Holy Land Conference at Lambeth Palace with a call to action. Patriarch Twal asked that Christians in the UK connect and be in communion with Christians living in the Holy Land, raise awareness of the threat to those communities and speak up for peace in…
A Pledge of Prayer, A Call for Pilgrimage and A Commitment to Pursue a Just Peace
This year we have had a particular focus on meeting with all Christian Confessions. Our calling as Christians is to build bridges and our shared hope is to bring all Christians together in the search for a just peace for all in this land.
Address of Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal to the Orthodox community of Jerusalem at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
Your Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, and all distinguished members of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, It is our great joy to come together as Catholic, Armenian, orthodox and evangelical churches, besides an International delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences in USA and Europe, to wish you a very happy Christmas. Our visit is not only a…
Catholic Bishops call for political courage to achieve peace in the Holy Land
In the final communiqué for the 2010 Holy Land Co-ordination, the Bishops said: “We urge all people to support public officials who take courageous initiatives for a just resolution of the conflict—a two-state solution with security and recognition for Israel, and a viable and independent state for Palestinians. For us, this is not merely about politics;…
Archbishop of Liverpool sends a letter of prayerful support to the Christian community in Gaza
The Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool, has today sent a letter expressing prayerful support to Fr Musallam and the Christian community in Gaza. Full Text Dear Father Musallam, Reading the account in the Acts of the Apostles of Philip’s journey from Jerusalem towards Gaza, and his evangelising of Jesus, based on the suffering…
Statement issued by Archbishop Patrick Kelly in support of the Churches of the Holy Land
Today I am offering the third of a triduum of Masses to pray for the pilgrimage beginning today of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster; Archbishop Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian, Primate of the Armenian Church of Great Britain and Rev David Coffey, Free Churches Moderator. This journey of prayer and…
Archbishop Patrick Kelly meets King Abdullah II of Jordan
The Most Reverend Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool and Vice-President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, today met His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan. The Archbishop was in Jordan for the 2006 meeting of the Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land. The Co-ordination is…