holy land

Pope Francis will take rabbi and Muslim leader with him to Holy Land

By Josephine McKenna Religious News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis will be accompanied on his first visit to the Middle East by Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboud — two friends from Buenos Aires. It is the first time a pope has made an official visit accompanied by members of other … [Read more…]

Mennonite Palestinianism

What you will hear will be empathy for Islamists and rhetoric about pacifism. There will be endless calls for peace at the CATC conferences but no acknowledgment that Israel has negotiated for peace for decades.—Jan Markell By Menno-Lite A conference was recently held called Impact Holy Land which was attended by well meaning Mennonites. It … [Read more…]