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31 May 2011 – Archbishop
George Alencherry, the new major archbishop of the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, said his priorities would
be “evangelization, greater unity and communion with
other churches.” Read more...
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26 May 2011 – The Vatican officials
in charge of dialogue with Muslims met with Egypt’s
foreign minister and expressed the Catholic Church’s
readiness to continue dialogue with scholars from Egypt’s
premier Muslim institution, the Vatican said. Read more...
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26 May 2011 – U.S. President Barack
Obama’s call for Israeli and Palestinian states based on
Israel’s 1967 borders met with a largely wary response
from Palestinian Christians. Read more...
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26 May 2011 – U.S. President Barack
Obama's two recent speeches on the Mideast showed
“some progress,” but they were “not sufficient,” said
Bishop William Shomali, chancellor of the Latin
Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Read more...
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26 May 2011 – In Jifna, a priest tries to overcome wounds left by two Palestinian uprisings. Read more...
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26 May 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI
confirmed the election of the new head of India’s Syro–Malabar Catholic Church. Read more...
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26 May 2011 – An interfaith group of
religious leaders, including two Catholic prelates, called
for “strong, sustained” U.S. leadership in peace talks
between Israel and Palestine “before it is too late.” Read more...
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24 May 2011 – On May 20 Pedro Guevara-Mann Animator of Perspective Weekly at Salt and Light TV interviewed Michael La Civita and Carl Hétu of CNEWA on the Future of Middle East Christians. Read more...
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