tarsus – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:23:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4 Turkish government denies Christian request for church in Tarsus https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/08/12/turkish-government-denies-christian-request-for-church-in-tarsus/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/08/12/turkish-government-denies-christian-request-for-church-in-tarsus/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2847 VATICAN CITY (CNS) Despite a personal request from Pope Benedict XVI and repeated requests by Christian leaders in Turkey, the Turkish government has decided that the only church in Tarsus, the city of St Paul’s birth, will remain a government museum. The Church of St. Paul, built as a Catholic church in the 1800s and

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/08/12/turkish-government-denies-christian-request-for-church-in-tarsus/feed/ 0 Turkish bishops mark 2000th anniversary year of St Paul’s birth https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/01/19/turkish-bishops-mark-2000th-anniversary-year-of-st-pauls-birth/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/01/19/turkish-bishops-mark-2000th-anniversary-year-of-st-pauls-birth/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2846 WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Turkey’s Catholic bishops marked the 2000th anniversary year of the birth of St Paul in the southern Turkish city of Tarsus and outlined preparations for the Pauline year. "This event is for all Christian communities, since Paul is a teacher for all the disciples of Christ. However, the anniversary is of particular

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