Benedict XVI: Searching for Peace in the Middle East

Speaking to Pilgrims ahead of this Sundays Regina Caeli address, Pope Benedict XVI said his recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land was a service to Christian unity, to dialogue with Jews and Muslims, and the peace-building. A symbol of Gods love for humanity, the Holy Land has over the years become a land of division and conflict. It has become a fifth Gospel, a miniature version of hamanitys difficult journey toward the Kingdom of justice, love and peace. Pope Benedict also discussed the situation in Sri Lanka and launched an appeal to the belligerents: Pope Benedict called on humanitarian agencies, including Catholic organizations, to leave nothing untried in their efforts to secure refugees acces ...

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