Pope Benedict’s remarks during visit to chief rabbis of Jerusalem

VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks during a courtesy visit to two chief rabbis of Jerusalem at the Hechal Shlomo center:

Pope Benedict’s written prayer left at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s written prayer he left during a visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall:

God of all the ages,

on my visit to Jerusalem, the “City of Peace”, spiritual home to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, I bring before you the joys, the hopes and the aspirations, the trials, the suffering and the pain of all your people throughout the world.

God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,

hear the cry of the afflicted, the fearful, the bereft; send your peace upon this Holy Land, upon the Middle East, upon the entire human family; stir the hearts of all who call upon your name, to walk humbly in the path of justice and compassion.

“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him” (Lam 3:25)!

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Texts of addresses by Pope Benedict XVI and other dignitaries during the apostolic visit to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories are also available in the May 21 and May 28 issues of Origins CNS Documentary Service. For information about a subscription or to purchase individual issues, contact Origins at origins@catholicnews.com.

Pope Benedict’s remarks during visit to the Dome of the Rock

VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem during a courtesy visit with the grand mufti:

Pope Benedict’s remarks during meeting with leaders of interreligious dialogue

VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks during a meeting with representatives of organizations involved with interreligious dialogue. The meeting was held at the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center:

Pope Benedict’s remarks at Yad Vashem

VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem:

“I will give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name … I will give them an everlasting name which shall not be cut off” (Is 56:5). This passage from the book of the prophet Isaiah furnishes the two simple words which solemnly express the profound significance of this revered place: yad – “memorial”; shem –- “name”.

Pope Benedict’s remarks during visit with Israel’s president

VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s prepared remarks during a courtesy visit to Israeli President Shimon Peres at the presidential palace in Jerusalem:

Pope Benedict’s remarks upon his arrival in Israel

VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks upon his arrival this morning at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel:

Pope Benedict’s remarks as he leaves Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s farewell remarks this morning at the airport in Amman:

Patriarch’s greeting to pope at Mass in Amman

Here is the prepared text of  the greeting to Pope Benedict XVI by Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem at Mass this morning in Amman’s International Stadium. Amman has Catholics of many rites, but the Jerusalem patriarchate’s territory includes Latin-rite Catholics in Jordan.

Pope Benedict’s talk at Bethany Beyond the Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan — Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s talk this afternoon at the blessing of cornerstones for two churches at Bethany Beyond the Jordan: