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OTTAWA - Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, in one of his last duties as president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, has asked the prime minister to use his influence with Israel to prevent its security wall from cutting off Palestinian families from their farmland.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) International Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:30:31 -0400 Pope Francis’ prayer at security wall a ‘slap in the face,’ says B’nai Brith /item/18285-pope-francis-prayer-at-security-wall-a-slap-in-the-face-says-b-nai-brith /item/18285-pope-francis-prayer-at-security-wall-a-slap-in-the-face-says-b-nai-brith

TORONTO - Under the headline “A slap in the face,” B’nai Brith Canada CEO Frank Dimant has used his organizationƵapp newspaper to condemn Pope Francis’ recent visit to the Holy Land.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:00:00 -0400 Day 7: Security wall pictures worth thousands of words /features/item/18187-day-6-security-wall-pictures-worth-thousands-of-words /features/item/18187-day-6-security-wall-pictures-worth-thousands-of-words

The first Chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismark, asked how many soldiers the pope has. Nineteenth century politics could be like that. But it's probably the wrong question for this century. Syria, Iraq, even Palestinian intifadas that pit rocks and kids against the most modern military in the region have demonstrated the limitations of boots on the ground. 

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Michael Swan in the Holy Land Sun, 18 May 2014 20:00:00 -0400