Partitions
The Partition of Ireland
The partition of Ireland was caused by the Irish debate on whether to remain part of the United Kingdom. In 1920, in response to violence against the United Kingdom of Ireland, the British Government divided Ireland into two parts: the Free State of Ireland (population mostly Catholic) and Northern Ireland (Protestant). [...]
It's one thing to God
People ask me all the time why I went to occupied Palestine, not just once but five times since 2005 and why I care so much about that little piece of real estate.
I reply that I was the first time to meet a child of Bethlehem who changed my life and being the Christian [...]
The Pope, Palestine and papal politics
Pope Benedict XVI's appointment of Archbishop Fouad Twal as the new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to succeed recently retired Archbishop Michael Sabbah - after 21 years in that position - signals a significant change of course by the Vatican in its relations with the Jewish State.
Archbishop Twal becomes the second Palestinian Arab to be [...]