The Arab New Agency reports from Haifa today that Catholic Archbishop Hakim of Haifa, who has just returned from Rome, stated that the Pope asked him to express the Vatican’s satisfaction at the unity of the Arabs in protecting the Holy land, and reiterated the Holy Foe’s opposition to the Half-hour Declaration.
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