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Israel: Papal visit offers hope for peace
Pope Benedict XVI’s first pilgrimage of peace to the Holy land gives reason for us "to be optimistic", says the head of our partner Caritas Jerusalem.
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From cafod.uk.org
A nun makes final preparations at the Lady of Peace Church, the first scheduled stop in Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the region, in Amman May 7, 2009 [REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed, courtesy www.alertnet.org]
Bethlehem was dressed in flags of the papal colours – white and gold - and with it came the obligatory security clampdown that meant schools and offices within the zone of the visit had to close and roadblocks put in place for Pope Benedict XVI’s first pilgrimage of peace to the Holy land.
The visit was billed as providing much encouragement for the local Christian community whose numbers are said to have dwindled to an estimated 170,000 in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
And it is hoped that his visits to sites sacred to Islam, Judaism and Christianity will be the start of better dialogue. But there were some Christians and Catholics who disagreed with the timing of Pope Benedict’s visit. Read more
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