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Christian community comes closer together amid attacks in the Holy Land

“If we are attacked because of our common baptism, maybe we should also live this common baptism,” said Father Nikodemus Schnabel, abbot of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 19, 2024 /...

New pilgrimage brings Christians, Muslims, and Jews together in Holy Land at Abraham House

Monsignor Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the French Bishops Conference, presides over the Mass that took place on Sept. 14, 2024, at Maison Abraham (Abraham House) in Jerusalem during the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of its foundation as a...

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Christian community comes closer together amid attacks in the Holy Land

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