President to Catholic Press: On the Middle East
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, July 02, 2009 5:42 PM
President Obama wrapped up his interview with the Catholic press with a question on the Middle East and how his administration plans to address the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
“We have been very clear that we think settlements should stop ...,” said the president. “On the other hand, it’s not just the problem of Israeli settlements. The Palestinians have a set of obligations, some of which... READ MORE
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Embassy: No Seizure of Funds
Posted by Edward Pentin
Monday, June 08, 2009 8:45 AM
Reports that Israel’s Chief Tax Collector had seized the funds of Catholic Church institutions in Israel in order to force them to submit to fiscal demands have been denied today by Israel’s embassy to the Holy See.
According to an earlier AsiaNews report, Yehezkel Abrahamoff of Israel’s Finance Ministry had ordered the seizure to force the Church to pay taxes without waiting the outcome... READ MORE
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Israel Seizing Church Funds?
Posted by Edward Pentin
Monday, June 08, 2009 8:26 AM
Israel’s Chief Tax Collector has seized the funds of Catholic Church institutions in Israel in order to force them to submit to fiscal demands which he considers appropriate.
According to AsiaNews, Yehezkel Abrahamoff of Israel’s Finance Ministry has ordered the seizure to force the Church to pay taxes without waiting for the outcome of ongoing negotiations on the 1993 Fundamental Agreement... READ MORE
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Agreement With Israel Soon?
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, May 22, 2009 8:51 AM
The Pope and Father Pizzaballa visit the Church of the Nativity May 13. (CNS/L'Osservatore Romano)
Franciscan Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Custos of the Holy Land, has predicted Israel and the Holy See will resolve differences on implementing their 1993 Fundamental Agreement by the end of this year.
Father Pizzaballa made the comments in a May 20 interview with Terrasanta.net in which he discusses Pope Benedict XVI’s May 8-15 visit to the Holy Land.
The treaty protects the... READ MORE
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Pilgrims to Follow Pope?
Posted by Daily Blog
Monday, May 11, 2009 10:09 AM
Benedict waves as he prepares to leave his plane upon his arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport today in Tel Aviv. (CNS/Reuters)
Posted by Register Holy Land correspondent Michele Chabin:
Israeli officials, like their Jordanian and Palestinian counterparts, are hoping that Pope Benedict’s weeklong pilgrimage to the Holy Land, which began last Friday, will provide a major tourism boost to the troubled region.
Hours before the Pope touched down at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport today, Israeli Tourism Minister Stas... READ MORE
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Benedict Arrives in Israel
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, May 11, 2009 8:28 AM
The Pope Bened waves upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. (Reuters)
From Catholic News Service:
By Cindy Wooden
JERUSALEM — Reaching Israel, the country at the heart of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Benedict XVI condemned anti-Semitism and prayed for a new era in which all believers in the one God would live in peace and treat each other with respect and justice.
In his arrival speech May 11 at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, the Pope prayed that... READ MORE
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Peres: Give Church Holy Sites
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 8:42 AM
Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. (CNS)
Israeli news media are reporting a split within the Israeli government about handing sovereignty over Christian holy sites to the Catholic Church.
According to the reports, Israeli President Shimon Peres favors ceding sovereignty of six holy sites, including the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth and Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, to the Church.
Peres is being opposed by... READ MORE
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