Attended by four cardinals (among whom Cal. Furno, Prefect of the Sacred Oriental Congregation and Cal. LAW of the U.S.) and by other 20 Archbishops and Bishops, the SYMPOSIUM was an initiative of the Holy See and of Patriarch Michel Sabbah in order to deepen the awareness of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences all over the world about the Jerusalem question.

The Vatican reiterated its stand in conformance with the International Community and the UN Resolutions that East-Arab Jerusalem is Illigally Occupied by Israeli forces in 1967.

• FRENCH TEXT OF THE SYMPOSIUM / TEXTES EN FRANCAIS (FRANCAIS)
• SYMPOSIUM OF PRESIDENTS AND DELEGATES OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCES ON JERUSALEM/ENGLISH TEXT
• First hand report, by Father Peter Madros
• Correction needed to Agence France Press, by Father Drew Christiansen
• JERUSALEM A PATRIMONY FOR ALL, By Alessandra Antonelli
• SYMPOSIUM OF PRESIDENTS AND DELEGATES OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCES ON JERUSALEM Summery of the Event
• FINAL COMMUNIQUE FROM SYMPOSIUM ON JERUSALEM Vatican Information Service
• FINAL CUMMUNIQUE, Osservatore Romano
• Catholics discuss Jerusalem with Arafat, Weizman From CWN
• Presentation of the Memorandum of the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem on The significance of Jerusalem for Christians" by Patriarch Sabbah
• AN APPEAL FROM THE CHURCH OF JERUSALEM, by Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, Galveston-Houston
• The Status of Jerusalem: The Legal Aspects, by Fr. Majdi Al-Siryani
• Resolving the Question of Jerusalem, by Archbishop Jean-Louis Turan, The Vatican Assistant Secreatry of State
• A Prayer for Hope: Can All Overcome our Fear of Peace? by Dr. Harry Hagopian
• THE FUTURE OF JERUSALEM: Some Clarifications, Committee on International Policy U.S. Catholic Conference, Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick
• REPORT ON THE SYMPOSIUM OF BISHOPS CONFERENCES ON THE STATE OF JERUSALEM, Most Reverend Theodore E. McCarrick Chairman
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