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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sun May 17, 2015, 03:43 PM May 2015

Pope Francis Canonizes Two Palestinian Nuns

Reuters

VATICAN CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Pope Francis named two Palestinian women as saints on Sunday, in a ceremony in Saint Peter's Square just days after the Vatican formalized its de facto recognition of the State of Palestine.

The canonisation of Sister Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, founder of the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem, and Maryam Baouardy, who founded a Carmelite convent in Bethlehem, was not directly connected with the Vatican's Wednesday announcement of a new accord with the State of Palestine.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/17/pope-francis-canonizes-palestinian-nuns_n_7300122.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

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Most Palestinian Christians have fled Israel okasha May 2015 #1

+++++++ what you said! n/t TexasProgresive May 2015 #2

okasha

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1. Most Palestinian Christians have fled Israel

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2015, 05:53 PM

May 2015

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and Lebanon, not because they're Christians but because they're Palestinians. Palestinians are Israel's Native Americans, reservations and all.

TexasProgresive

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2. +++++++ what you said! n/t

Reply to okasha (Reply #1)

Sun May 17, 2015, 06:50 PM

May 2015

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