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Site Updated 3 May 2012

 

 

Living Stones is an ecumenical trust seeking to promote contacts between Christian communities in Britain and those in the Holy Land and neighbouring countries. For more information see About Us.

 

NEWS - AROUND THE MIDDLE EAST

 

ABUNA RAED ABUSAHLIA

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Born in Zababdeh in Palestine , Abuna Raed was ordained priest by the Latin Patriarch in 1990 and began his priestly ministry in parishes in Jordan . After completing higher studies in philosophy at the Lateran University in Rome , Father Raed served as Professor of Philosophy at the Latin.

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BBC Radio 4 Sunday Programme : Report from Al-Khader village near Bethlehem Listen Again

Comment from Fr. Ra'ed about the CBS news programme on The last Christian village of  the holy land

 

I saw the report and it is not good unfortunately.. it seems that these journalists (that I call false prophets) want always to tell their own stories not what we say.. I met these journalist, they filmed two hours then the quoted me only twice taking out of the contest what they want to say.. In adding to that for your knowledge the number of Christians now in Taybeh is 1380 and the majority are Roman Catholics and part of my community so what you say below is not at all accurate that the Geek Orthodox are the majority.. therefore I will tell you exactly the precise figures:

 

1)Roman Catholics (Latin rite are) 710 persons (192 families) which means 54% of the village.

 

2)Greek Orthodox are 496 persona (125 families) which means 34 % of the village.

 

3)Greek Catholics (Melkites) are 180 persona (46 families) which means 12 % of the village.

 

At the end we are all Christians and we don’t distinguish between any Church but I just wanted to tell you and even ask you to correct your information.

 

Best wishes from Taybeh

 

Fr. Raed Abusahlia

Taybeh Roman Catholic Parish priest



 

Fresh appeals to help Christians in plight in Mid-East

 

 

The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem           April 2012

 

Peace to you in the name of the Lord

 

 

Bishop Riah's 2012 Easter Message

 

 

ELCJHL News: Bishop Younan's Easter Message of Resurrection

 

 

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The Michael Prior Memorial Lecture will be given this year by the Reverend Doctor Raed Awad Deeb Abusahlia at 4.00 pm on Wednesday June13 in the Marie Eugenie room at Heythrop College ,

University of London, Kensington Square,

London

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Title of Lecture: “Peace and Justice: a Christian Viewpoint from the Holy Land ”.

 

OUR SPIRITUAL PATRONS in the Middle East include:

Archbishop Elias Chacour, Melkite Archbishop of Galilee, Bishop Suheil Dawani, Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, Patriarch Gregorius III, Melkite Patriarch of Antioch, Bishop Giantos-Boulos Marcuzzo, Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Israel, Patriarch Emeritus Michel Sabah, formerly Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Patriarch Fuad Tual Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Bishop Theodosios of Sebastia, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Elsewhere: Archbishop Yegishe Gizirian, Armenian Church, Lord Hope, former Archbishop of York, (Anglican), Cardinal Cormac Murphy‑O’Connor, former Archbishop of Westminster (Roman Catholic) Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster (Roman Catholic) Canon Paul Oestreicher, (Anglican and Society of Friends), Revd Baroness Kathleen Richardson, (Methodist), Bishop Desmond Tutu, former Archbishop of Cape Town, Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia, (Greek Orthodox)