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Catholics and Anglicans hold an hour of prayer to support Pope’s visit to the Holy Land
Catholics and Anglicans will unite in prayer at the very hour that Pope Francis will visit the Christians of Bethlehem on Sunday 25 May between 3pm and 4pm (UK time). Cardinal Nichols said: “Many of our Catholic parishes will hold an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament at exactly the time when Pope Francis…
Pope Francis to visit Holy Land in 2014
Pope Francis will make a papal visit to the Holy Land in May of this year. The Holy Father made the announcement after the recitation of the Sunday Angelus overlooking a rainy St Peter’s Square. Speaking to pilgrims who braved the elements to hear his words, the Pope said, “in the climate of joy, typical…
Pope’s representative calls for dialogue in the Holy Land
Pope Benedict XVI’s representative at the Holy Land Conference taking place at Lambeth Palace has urged the region’s Christians, Jews and Muslims to dialogue towards a shared future: “History, like religion, teaches us that there is only one future: a shared future,” said Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious…