Middle East

 
"Christians of the Middle East are often the artisans of peace and the promoters of forgiveness and reconciliation, which are needed so badly in the area. They wish to live in peace with their neighboring Jews and Muslims with respect for their common rights, including the fundamental one of freedom of religion and conscience."
                                                -MOST. REV. NIKOLA ETEROVIĆ, SECRETARY GENERAL
What's New?

Letter to Representatives Wolf and Eshoo in Support of H.R. 301
Bishop Richard E. Pates, February 15, 2013

Background on the Middle East
February 2013

Interreligious Leaders' Statement:  Twilight of Hope for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Bishop Richard Pates, Bishop Denis Madden, January 2013

Communique of the Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, January 10, 2013

Letter to President Obama regarding Israel and Palestine
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Richard Pates, January 9, 2013

Letter to President on Peace in the Middle East
Christian leaders, including Bishop Richard E. Pates, January 7, 2013

Letter to National Security Advisor on Iran
Bishop Richard E. Pates, December 18, 2012

Letter to Congress on Palestinian Assistance and UN Vote
Bishop Richard E. Pates, December 3, 2012

Letter to National Security Advisor on Gaza and Southern Israel
Bishop Richard E. Pates, November 20, 2012

Letter to Secretary of State Clinton on Israel and Palestine
Bishop Richard E. Pates, November 8, 2012

Letter to Patriarch Twal on Anti-Christian Incident at Monastery
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Richard Pates, September 7, 2012

Statement on Anti-Christian Incident at Monastery Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land
September 4, 2012

Letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee on Protecting Religious Minorities in the Arab World
Bishop Richard E. Pates, September 4, 2012

Letter to Secretary of State Clinton on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Bishop Richard E. Pates, July 13, 2012


Additional Documents, Letters, and Resources

Letter to National Security Advisor on Syria
Bishop Richard E. Pates, April 13, 2012

Statement on Peace in the Middle East
USCCB Administrative Committee, March 14, 2012

Letter to Secretary of State Clinton on Iran
Bishop Richard E. Pates, March 2, 2012

National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East Statement on Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Peace
March 1, 2012

Communiqué of the Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, January 12, 2012

Response from His Beatitude Fouad Twal to Archbishop Dolan and Bishop Pates
His Beatitude Fouad Twal, December 23, 2011

Letter to His Beatitude Fouad Twal Regarding Suffering of Christians in the Middle East
Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Bishop Richard Pates, December 22, 2011

Ecumenical Letter to President on Peace in the Holy Land
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, June 27, 2011

Religious Leaders Urge Strong U.S. Leadership for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Bishop Howard Hubbard, May 20, 2011

Religious Leaders Urge President to Pursue Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Bishop Howard Hubbard, April 14, 2011

Letter to National Security Advisor on Afghanistan and Pakistan
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, April 6, 2011



By accepting this message, you will be leaving the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. This link is provided solely for the user's convenience. By providing this link, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops assumes no responsibility for, nor does it necessarily endorse, the website, its content, or sponsoring organizations.

cancel  continue