Read more Holy Land stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27354/holy-land.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:48:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58961/pope-celebrates-mass-in-jesus-hometown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI celebrated mass today with 40,000 adoring followers in Jesus' hometown of Nazareth, the AP reports, where he urged Christian and Muslim residents to overcome recent strife and "reject the destructive power of hatred and prejudice." On the fourth day of his Holy Land pilgrimage, the pontiff...http://www.newser.com/story/58961/pope-celebrates-mass-in-jesus-hometown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 5:48:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58861/in-bethlehem-pope-calls-for-palestinian-state.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict decried the suffering in the West Bank and called for an independent Palestinian state today in Bethlehem, the London Times reports. "The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers," the pope said, addressing thousands of Christians...http://www.newser.com/story/58861/in-bethlehem-pope-calls-for-palestinian-state.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 8:31:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43971/the-11th-commandment-thou-shalt-not-forge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFraudulent biblical artifacts come a dime a dozen, but reputable archaeologists are turning out to be far less common, Nina Burleigh writes in the Los Angeles Times . The latest example involves an Israeli collector who claimed to have relics from the time of Christ. Declaring the items forgeries, authorities prosecuted...http://www.newser.com/story/43971/the-11th-commandment-thou-shalt-not-forge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Nov 2008 18:06:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/22331/pope-hails-easter-conversions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Mass today, hailing the miracle of conversion, "which renews itself even today" before a rain-soaked crowd in St. Peter's Square and calling for an end to hostilities in "Darfur and Somalia, the tormented Middle East, especially the Holy Land, Iraq, Lebanon, and Tibet." His address...http://www.newser.com/story/22331/pope-hails-easter-conversions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Mar 2008 13:27:00 CDT