Sep 16, 2011 / 00:10 am
A Catholic bishop in the Holy Land has called for prayers for peace as tension and violence increase ahead of the Palestine Authority’s request for U.N. recognition.
“The Lord told us to pray for peace. Jerusalem will attain peace through the power of God, and not merely through the acts of politicians,” said Bishop William Shomali, auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem and vicar of the Latin Patriarchate for Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories.
He said prayer was essential because people are yearning for peace and a better life after decades of violence, Aid to the Church in Need reports.
Many Christians have emigrated because of the problems they face.