Catholic Online: “Pope asks Christians to Stay: Peace in Middle East requires Respect for Religious Freedom “
29 June 2010
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Loading ...VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) – Respect for religious freedom and the rights of individual, families and communities can bring peace and justice to the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East. Benedict XVI repeated this today as he also renewed his appeal for Christians in the region, to whom he expressed his solidarity, asking them to [...]
Pope Benedict XVI in Cyprus – Ecumenical Service
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