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Department of International Affairs - Press Releases and Statements 2008

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24/06/2008
Bishops extend warm welcome to the new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

17/06/2008
Bishops pray for the “gift of peace” for the people of Iraq

19/06/2008
Bishop Hollis joins Christian leaders in call for fair elections in Zimbabwe.

19/06/2008
Bishops urge heads of G8 countries to recommit to reducing global poverty and tackling climate change

03/06/2008
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor to celebrate Mass for the people of Iraq

12/05/2008
Bishops of England and Wales send a message of prayerful support to the bishops and people of Burma

16/04/2008
Bishop William Kenney appeals for an international treaty to ban cluster bombs

22/04/2008
Bishops in solidarity visit to Iraq

26/03/2008
Episcopal Ordination of Mgr Joseph S. Marino

20/03/2008
Iraq and the Military Covenant - Bishop Tom Burns

18/03/2008
Five years after the invasion of Iraq a statement from Bishop Crispian Hollis

17/03/2008
Easter Message from Bishop Crispian Hollis

13/03/2008
Bishop expresses sadness at death of Archbishop in Iraq

13/03/2008
Apostleship of the Sea Director Awarded a Knighthood of the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory

08/03/2008
Bishop William Kenney adds his voice to calls for an end to the “acute human suffering” in Gaza

06/03/2008
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor visits Poland

02/03/2008
Statement from Bishop Crispian Hollis on the kidnapping of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in Iraq

27/02/2008
European Christian leaders photo gallery

25/02/2008
European Christian leaders discuss Muslim relations

18/02/2008
CCEE and CEC meet in London to evaluate Ecumenical Assembly and discuss relations with Muslims in Europe