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NEW HAVEN, CONN.) — On behalf of the 1.7 million Knights around the world, the Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus adopted a resolution April 9 expressing esteem and renewed support of Pope Benedict XVI. The declaration was issued to mark the first anniversary of the Pope’s election. The resolution lauded Pope Benedict’s devoted pastoral leadership and commitment to evangelization. It also praised the promulgation of his first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, which defined charity as the hallmark of Christian life. The resolution stated that the encyclical “provided a source of wisdom and inspiration to the entire Church,...

What about Israel? Pope condemns on Sunday terrorism in Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and Britain, but leaves out Israel; Foreign Ministry sources, 'This is legitimizing the murder of Jews' By Diana Bahur-Nir JERUSALEM - Papal envoy to Israel Archbishop Pietro Sambi was summoned to the Foreign Ministry where officials registered their displeasure at the statements of Pope Benedict XXVI. Pope condemns terror everywhere except in Israel Photo: AFP The pope on Sunday condemned terrorism in Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and Britain, but leaves out the suicide bombing in Netanya. Foreign Ministry officials expressed outrage over the exclusion: "The evasion of the pope...