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USCCB Advocacy on Israel-Palestine

- Letter in Support of a Comprehensive Middle East Peace
Bishop Howard Hubbard, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, September 22, 2009
- Ecumenical Letter on Sheikh Jarrah Evictions
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, August 7, 2009
- Action Alert - Support Bold Action for Peace in the Holy Land
June 9, 2009
- Ecumenical Letter to President Obama on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, June 4, 2009
- Backgrounder on Holy Land
February 2009
- Action Alert: Support U.S. Leadership for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
February 13, 2009
- Stop the Violence, Start Building Peace - press release and communique
Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land
January 15, 2009
- Action Alert – Call Congress: Urge Statements in Support of Cease Fire
January 8, 2009
- Action Alert – Support Peace in Middle East; Letter to President-Elect Obama
January 5, 2009
- Action Alert – Urge Negotiation and Humanitarian Assistance in Gaza
January 2, 2009
- Letter to Secretary of State Rice on Gaza Violence
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, December 30, 2008
- Action Alert – Urge Negotiation and Humanitarian Assistance in Gaza
December 30, 2008
- Ecumenical Letter to President-elect Obama on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, December 1, 2008
- Advent Resource for Peace in the Holy Land
Advent 2008
- Background on Holy Land Peace
May 2008
- Action Alert - Support Peace in the Holy Land
May 8, 2008
- Background on Holy Land Peace
February 2008
- Hill Notes on Peace in the Middle East: Israel-Palestine
February 2008
- Speaking a Word of Hope at a Critical Time for the Holy Land
Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land January 16, 2008
- Call for Prayer on Eve of Peace Conference
Cardinal Francis George, November 21, 2007
- Action Alert: Ask Senators to Support Resolution 321 on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
September 28, 2007
- Letter to U.S. Senate Supporting Resolution 224 on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, June 12, 2007
- ACTION ALERT: Co-sponsor Senate Resolution 224 on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
June 12, 2007
- Letter to Israeli Foreign Minister Regarding the Fundamental Agreement
Bishop William S. Skylstad, April 19, 2007
- Peace in the Middle East Hill Note
February 2007
- Background on Peace in the Holy Land
February 2007
- Ecumenical Letter to President Bush
Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, January 23, 2007
- Action Alert on Middle East Crisis: Request U.S. Leadership to Achieve an Immediate Ceasefire, Deliver Humanitarian Aid and Seek Political Solutions
August 1, 2006
- Letter to Congress on Cycle of Violence in the Middle East
Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, July 20, 2006
- Letter to All Bishops Declaring July 23 to be a Day of Prayer for Peace
Bishop William S. Skylstad, July 20, 2006
- Letter of Solidarity to Patriarch Michel Sabbah
July 14, 2006
- Statements of the Holy See and Churches in the Holy Land
July 2006
- Break the Cycle of Violence in the Holy Land
Bishop Thomas Wenski, July 17, 2006
- Letter to Senator Lugar on Palestinian Aid and Engagement Issues
Bishop Thomas Wenski, May 26, 2006
- Action Alert: Palestinian Aid and Engagement for Peace Ask Representatives to Oppose HR 4681
May 8, 2006
- Letter to Chairman Henry Hyde on the Amendment to the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006
Bishop Thomas Wenski, April 6, 2006
- Background on Holy Land
April 2006
- Letter to Chairman Henry Hyde on Palestinian Aid
Bishop Thomas Wenski, March 1, 2006
- Background on Holy Land
February 2006
- Catholic Bishops Meeting in Holy Land Issue Call for Justice
January 19, 2006
- Campaign for American Leadership in the Middle East
November 23, 2005
- Statement Protesting Iranian President's Remarks on Israel
Bishop John H. Ricard, October 31, 2005
- Background on Holy Land
October 2005
- Statement on the Developments in the Middle East
Bishop John H. Ricard, February 10, 2005
- Background on Holy Land
February 2005
- Letter to Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State Designate, on Negotiations Between Israel and the Holy See
Bishop William S. Skylstad, January 18, 2005
- Letter to Ambassador Daniel Ayalon on Negotiations Between Israel and the Holy See
Bishop William S. Skylstad, January 18, 2005
- Remarks at the National Press Club on Peace for the Middle East
William Cardinal Keeler, January 13, 2005
- USCCB President Addresses Israeli, Palestinian Presidents
January 11-13, 2006
- Background on Holy Land
October, 2005
- Remarks in the Holy Land to Presidents of Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Bishop William S. Skylstad, January 11, 2005
- Letter to President Bush on the Death of Yasser Arafat
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, November 11, 2004
- A Moment for Peace in the Middle East: A Statement on the Death of Yasser Arafat
Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, November 11, 2004
- Statement Concerning U.S. Support for Sharon Initiative
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, April 26, 2004
- Message from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem on Easter Sunday
April 11, 2004
- U.S. Endorsement of Israeli Plans Deeply Troubling
April 2004
- Letter to President George W. Bush on Deteriorating Situation in the Holy Land
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, April 13, 2004
- Letter to Ambassador Ayalon on Visas for Church Personnel in the Holy Land
Bishop John H. Ricard and William Cardinal Keeler, April 7, 2004
- Background on the Middle East
February 2004
- Urgent Need for Peace Highlighted by Catholic Bishops' Meeting
January 15, 2004
- Interfaith Initiative for Peace in the Middle East
December 2, 2003
- Statement on the Separation Wall
Jerusalem 26, August 2003
- Letter to President Bush on the Road Map for Peace in the Middle East
Most Reverend Bishop Wilton Gregory, May 30, 2003
- Letter to Ambassador Daniel Ayalon on Extension of the Security Wall
Most Reverend John H. Ricard, March 14, 2003
- Holy Land Update
February 2003
- Letter to Ambassador Daniel Ayalon on Difficulties Obtaining Visas and Work Permits
Bishop John H. Ricard, January 15, 2003
- Religious Leaders Urge National Security Advisor to Take New Steps for Peace in the Middle East
September 17, 2002
- Letter to Latin Patriarch Sabbah on Special Observance on Mount Zion
Bishop Wilton Gregory, May 16, 2002
- Statement on the Church of the Nativity
Bishop Wilton Gregory, May 10, 2002
- Letter to President Bush on Escalating Violence in the Holy Land
Bishop Wilton Gregory, April 10, 2002
- President's Statement on the Middle East
Bishop Wilton Gregory, April 2, 2002
- Statement on Israeli-Palestinian Violence
Administrative Committee, March 13, 2002
- Statement on Nazareth Mosque
March 6, 2002
- Letter to Ambassador Ivry About Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth
March 5, 2002
- Press Release on Nazareth Mosque
February 6, 2002
- Background on the Holy Land
February 2002
- Message of International Catholic Bishops Calls for Greater Solidarity with the Christians of the Holy Land
January 24, 2002
- A Message to the Christian of the Holy Land from the Visiting Bishops of Europe and North America
January 24, 2002
- Letter to Ariel Sharon regarding Nazareth Mosque
January 23, 2002, 2002
- Statement on Nazareth Mosque
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, January 9, 2002
- Letter to Ambassador David Ivry
Bernard Cardinal Law, December 4, 2001
- Letter to Abdel Raham
Bernard Cardinal Law, December 4, 2001
- Statement at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Cardinal Bernard Law, December 2, 2001
- Statement on Bethlehem
Bernard Cardinal Law, October 24, 2001
- Resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis
A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, June 15, 2001
- Backgrounder
February 2001
- Letter to Ambassador David Ivry
Cardinal Bernard Law, December 18, 2000
- Letter to Ambassador of Israel David Ivry
Cardinal Bernard Law, November 22, 2000
- Letter to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Cardinal Bernard Law, November 22, 2000
- Returning to the Path of Peace in the Middle East
United States Catholic Conference, November 15, 2000
- Letter to Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah
Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, November 13, 2000
- Statement: Wounded Peace: Conflict in the Holy Land
Cardinal Bernard Law, October 16, 2000
- Address to the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation
Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, October 21, 2000
- Background on Holy Land Christians and the Great Jubilee
February 2000
- Backgrounder on the Nazareth Mosque
February 2000
- Address on the Question of Jerusalem
Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, March 10, 1999
- Report on the Symposium of Bishops Conferences on Jerusalem
Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, November 17, 1998
- The Future of Jerusalem: Some Clarifications
Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, November 17, 1998
- Backgrounder on the Crisis in Nazareth
November 1999
- Summary Timeline on the Crisis in Nazareth
November 1999
- Letter to President Clinton on the Crisis in Nazareth
Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, October 29, 1999
- Letter to Ambassador of Israel Zalman Shoval on the Nazareth Mosque
Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, October 21, 1999
- Toward Peace in the Middle East: Perspectives, Principles, and Hopes
National Conference of Catholic Bishops, November 9, 1989
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