The Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool, will lead the 2010 meeting of the Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land (Holy Land Co-ordination) which starts on Sunday 10 January in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
There will be Bishops and Episcopal representatives from European and North American countries. Bishop William Kenney, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, will act as chair for the plenary sessions.<\/p>\n
Mandated by the Holy See and organised by the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of England and Wales since 1998, the Holy Land Co-ordination meets every January in the Holy Land with the aim of acting in solidarity with the Christian community there and sharing in the pastoral life of the local Church as it experiences intense political and social-economic pressure.<\/p>\n
On Sunday 10 January there will be pastoral visits across the West Bank. The following day the official opening session will involve a number of addresses including overviews of the situation by His Beatitude Archbishop Twal and the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Franco.<\/p>\n
This year the focus of the Holy Land Co-ordination will be the situation in Jerusalem and delegates will be briefed and visit people in those areas of Jerusalem that have suffered from evictions and confiscations. On Tuesday 12 January, following these visits there will also be the opportunity to visit the Housing project of Beit Safafa, meeting with some of the young couples who are beneficiaries.<\/p>\n
Following meetings with both Palestinian and Israeli leaders, the Holy Land Co-ordination will conclude with a press conference at midday on Thursday 14 January in the Latin Patriarchate, Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Kelly said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis visit will take place between the visit of the Holy Father last year and the planned Synod on the Middle East. The focus will be on East Jerusalem, so we become wiser about this issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the Sunday, I will be going to Nablus, whose parish is twinned with one in Liverpool. This attachment between our cities and the binding of the links between ordinary people is the way to ensure a better future in this Land that we call Holy. We hope to strengthen both the people of the Holy Land and also ourselves as people committed to justice and reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bishops and Episcopal representatives taking part in the Holy Land Co-ordination 2010
\nArchbishop Patrick Kelly
\nArchbishop of Liverpool<\/p>\n
Bishop Peter B\u00fcrcher
\nHead of the delegation of the Nordic Bishops’ Conference<\/p>\n
Bishop Gerald F Kicanas
\nBishop of Tucson
\nVice-president US Bishops\u2019 Conference<\/p>\n
Bishop William Kenney CP
\nAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham<\/p>\n
Bishop Michel DuBost
\nBishop of Evry
\nFrench Bishops’ Conference<\/p>\n
Bishop Joan-Enric Vives
\nBishop of Urgell
\nSpanish Bishops\u2019 Conference<\/p>\n
Bishop Pierre Morissette
\nPresident, Canadian Bishops\u2019 Conference<\/p>\n
Bishop Stephan Ackermann
\nBishop of Trier
\nPresident of the German Commission for Justice and Peace<\/p>\n
Mgr Mario Paquette
\nGeneral Secretary, Canadian Bishops\u2019 Conference<\/p>\n
Fr Duarte da Cunha
\nSecretary General, Council of European Bishops\u2019 Conferences (CCEE)<\/p>\n
More links
\nVisit our Holy Land section<\/p>\n
Friends of the Holy Land<\/p>\n
Contact
\nAlexander DesForges on 07983 704 097<\/p>\n
Catholic Communications Network (CCN) on 020 7901 4800 or email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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