Patriarch Maximus Hakim V, leader of the Greek Catholic church for more than 30 years, died Friday. He was 93.
AP, June 29, 2001
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Israel has decided to develop the traditional site of Jesus' baptism along the Jordan River near the Palestinian town of Jerico and clear mines from what is now a closed military zone, the Tourism Ministry said Tuesday.
The Associated Press, June 26, 2001
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Ultra-Orthodox organizations vow to put an end to building project belonging to the church of Scotland in the center of Tiberias
By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz, June 25, 2001
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Religion Today editor Janet Chismar recently returned from a week in the Kingdom of Jordan. In addition to touring the country's many Biblical sites, she also spent time talking with local Christians, learning of their struggles and faith in a country at the crossroads. Religion Today, June 22, 2001
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After a thousand years in pieces, an ancient Roman obelisk stood proudly again on June 18 in the seaport of Caesarea.
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The monk from Wadi Kelt was shot dead while driving along the Jerusalem-Ma'ale Adumim road last week.
By Amos Harel, Ha’aretz Correspondent, June 20, 2001
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This is the first time that an Israeli Arab Christian has been chosen for the post
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Around 250 youth will attend a summer camp in the village of Smakieh near the edge of the Jordanian desert, run by a collaboration of a church in Houston, Texas and Jordanian volunteers
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Two German Christian Democrats have called for the re-opening of the Theological Seminary of Chalki, Turkey, which was closed 30 years ago
Religion Today, June 19, 2001
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