Anglican Communion News Service - Digest News

Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA) has written to Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon citing concerns about today's arrest of Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years in prison for leaking details of Israel's nuclear program. According to Bishop Riah Abu El-Assal, Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, Israeli special police forcefully entered the grounds of St. George's Cathedral and took Vanunu into custody. Vanunu was reportedly detained on suspicion of disclosing more state secrets.

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A facsimile of a letter from the Rt Revd Riah Abu El-Assal, the Bishop in Jerusalem, on the death of President Arafat can be found here:

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Ways forward sought from violence of 9/11, casualties in Iraq, genocide in Sudan, escalating Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Seeking to bridge divisions created by violent conflict around the world, the Anglican Peace and Justice Network will meet 14-23 September in Jerusalem for international dialogue emphasising "conflict transformation."

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On the tragic death of the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and all Africa We ere saddened by the news that Patriarch Petros VII of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and all Africa.

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A message from the Bishop in Jerusalem, the Rt Revd Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal

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Salaam and grace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ the risen from the dead, and from Jerusalem, the Mother City of our faith, the city of the Resurrection. On behalf of our Episcopal Diocese - the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East - both lay and ordained - I wish you God's richest blessings this Easter-tide and encourage you to continue to pray for us and with us

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Bishop Riah High School has launched a campaign for a project that will benefit the community throughout the city of Nazareth. The school has started a library and is appealing for book donations to increase the shelf stock from 3,000 to 40-50,000 books.

"All interested are kindly asked to contribute to this vital project with one book, a book that has left a special and memorable impact on their lives," said the Rt Revd Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal, the Bishop in Jerusalem and the school's general director in a recent press release. Donations should be sent to:

Bishop Riah High School, PO Box 75, Nazareth 16000, Israel.

For further information: http://www.jerusalem.anglican.org/