Bishops Co-ordination group
makes annual visit to Holy Land
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| The city of Jerusalem (AFP) |
Bishops from across Europe and North America will travel to
the Holy Land on Saturday on a visit that will focus on the promotion of
dialogue and peace.
It’s been twenty years since this Holy Land Co-ordination
group made its first visit to the region at the invitation of the Holy See,
with the aim of supporting the Holy Land’s local Christian communities as they
experience the political and socio-economic realities of living in Israel
and Palestine.
During their stay, the bishops will be based in Ramallah with
an overnight visit to Gaza.
The group will also celebrate Sunday Mass on 12
January with the small Christian community in Gaza.
The pastoral focus this year is on Christians in Gaza, East
Jerusalem and Ramallah, bearing in mind that at Christmas, Gazan Christians
were prevented from visiting Bethlehem or families and relatives in the West
Bank.
By going to Gaza the bishops want to remind the Christian
community there, that they are not forgotten.
As part of the itinerary the Co-ordination group will also
meet with young people in both Jerusalem and Ramallah to listen to their hopes
and experiences as they grow up in this divided society.
There will also be a meeting with Archbishop Pizzaballa,
Apostolic Administrator to the Latin Patriarchate, and Nuncio Archbishop
Girelli to discuss the current situation.
The programme will also include visits to East Jerusalem and
the Comboni sisters in Bethany, as well as the school and parish in Ramallah.
This year’s Holy Land Co-ordination group visit will conclude
on January 16th.
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