rights of Catholic Church - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:19:00 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg rights of Catholic Church - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Overdue Vatican-Israeli accord nearing agreement https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/02/01/overdue-vatican-israeli-accord-nearing-agreement/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:50 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=38448 A long-overdue diplomatic agreement between the Vatican and Israel is finally near completion, according to a senior Israeli negotiator. The Vatican-Israeli accord, under negotiation since 1993, is intended to establish the juridical rights of the Catholic Church in Israel. The agreement also covers the issue of expropriating Church property for infrastructure purposes, with a reported Read more

Overdue Vatican-Israeli accord nearing agreement... Read more]]> A long-overdue diplomatic agreement between the Vatican and Israel is finally near completion, according to a senior Israeli negotiator.

The Vatican-Israeli accord, under negotiation since 1993, is intended to establish the juridical rights of the Catholic Church in Israel.

The agreement also covers the issue of expropriating Church property for infrastructure purposes, with a reported list of five sites — including the Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum and the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth — where expropriation would not be allowed except for public safety in situations of emergency.

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