” ” ” “"Greatest care for the Holy Places", this was asked at the beginning of Lent by the Congregation for Eastern Churches, which today published a letter by the prefect, cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, in the run-up to the traditional money-raising “pro Terra Sancta”. "The Land of the Lord wrote the cardinal is still the scene of a war that has gone on for decades and which deprives the Catholic communities and institutions of appropriate means for maintaining and promoting religious, humanitarian and cultural activities. Such painful situation produces poverty and unemployment, which heavily affect the families and the whole population. And fuels the worrying phenomenon of the relentless migration of Christians, especially young couples, for whom a safe and dignified future is not in store". The letter, sent to all bishops and to all bishops conferences, repeats that "the presence of Christians in the Holy Land is more necessary than ever for a peaceful future in the area and in the interest of the whole universal Church, which must find lively communities there, professing the evangelical faith". "All the Catholics of the world concludes the document – – have therefore a duty to assist with prayer and factual solidarity the Christian communities of that blessed Land". ” “
