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Vatican Blames Israel for Christians’ Plight

Occupation of Palestine a root cause of Mideast problems
By Marc Tracy | 3:00 PM Jan 20, 2010

As the Catholic Church prepares to convene Middle East bishops next October to discuss the situation of the roughly 17 million Christians in the region, a Vatican document indicates that the Church in part blames Israel’s “occupation,” as well as the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, for hindering freedom of worship in that part ...

Daybreak: Shalit Deal Still Advancing (Slowly)

Plus Erev Christmas and conflict with the Vatican, and more in the news
By Marc Tracy | 9:00 AM Dec 23, 2009

• Israel would release 443 of the 450 prisoners Hamas requested in exchange for captured soldier Gilad Shalit, according to an Egyptian newspaper. Among the seven it wouldn’t are Marwan Barghouti and several Hamas officials. [Ynet]
• The Wall Street Journal has a nice update and introduction to the Shalit situation, and how it became the ...

Catholics Not Amused By Sarah Silverman’s Message to Pope

Of course, she’s just as mean to Jews
By Sara Ivry | 3:08 PM Oct 14, 2009

Sarah Silverman released a new video over the weekend in which she proposes that the pope sell the Vatican in order to make enough dough to end world hunger. “You preach to live humbly, and I totally agree,” she says, addressing the pontiff in her typical faux-coy manner. “So now maybe it’s time to move ...