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Bishops to visit the Holy Land in support of local Christians
The Theme of the Holy Land Coordination this year is: “Christians in Israel; challenges and opportunities.”
CCEE-CEC Joint Committee ask for the respect of the Status Quo in Jerusalem
This letter of protest was signed by Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, All Palestine and Jordan Theophilos III, His Beatitude Nurhan Boghos Manoogian, Patriarch of the Apostolic Throne of St. James (Armenian) and Fr. Francesco Patton, OFM, Custos of the Holy Land. The two presidents wrote in their letter “Recognizing the steps that…
Archbishop of Liverpool calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Archbishop Patrick Kelly, speaking from Bethlehem where he is leading the Holy Land Co-ordination, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday morning. “There needs to be an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian relief through. There is an urgent need for humanitarian relief for the population of Gaza. Violence is evil, especially when it…
Bishops from across Europe and North America visit Holy Land
Joining Archbishop Kelly from England and Wales will be Bishop Christopher Budd, from Plymouth diocese, and Bishop William Kenney, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham.
Archbishop Patrick Kelly on the 2007 Holy Land Co-ordination
Revolution in Relationships Perceptions of the Holy Land are often polarized between Biblical stories of 2,000 years ago and the modern media’s reports of violence and conflict. Between these poles are the Israelis and Palestinians of today: Christians, Jews and Muslims, who live here now. Every year the Holy Land Co-ordination, a group of Bishops…
Breaking the hold of fear, anger and despair in the Holy Land
This was our seventh trip to the Holy Land to walk in solidarity with the local Church and its bishops, while supporting the search for a just peace.
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…