On the 2nd June the Vatican Information Service announced the following: “OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS VATICAN CITY, 2 JUN 2009 (VIS) – The Holy Father: – Appointed Bishop Hlib Lonchyna M.S.U., curial bishop…
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The Vatican Information Service reports, 15 May 2009: This morning the Holy Father visited the Armenian Patriarchal Apostolic Church of Jerusalem, where he was greeted by Patriarch Torkom Manoukian. The Pope assured…
The Holy Father’s address to Patriarch Theophilus: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with profound gratitude and joy that I make this visit to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem;…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 13 May 2009: Today, Benedict XVI travelled from the apostolic delegation in Jerusalem to the presidential palace of the Palestinian Authority in Bethlehem, a distance of ten…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 12 May 2009: Today Benedict XVI travelled to the Valley of Josaphat, located in front of the Basilica of Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives, where he…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 12 May 2009: At 8.45 a.m. today Benedict XVI arrived at Temple Mount in Jerusalem, known in Arabic as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), the place where…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 11 May 2009: At 11 a.m. local time today, Benedict XVI arrived at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he was greeted by Shimon Peres,…
Pope Benedict on Saturday said that the ancient living treasure of the traditions of the Eastern Churches enriches the universal Church and could never be understood simply as objects to be passively…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 9 May 2009: At 11.30 a.m. today, the Pope travelled to the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque in Amman, built by order of King Abdullah II in…
The Vatican Information Services reports, 8 May 2009: At 9.45 a.m. today, Benedict XVI travelled to the town of Madaba, 19 kilometres from Mount Nebo in Jordan. The site is famous for…