Charges by the Vatican Radio that Israeli troops invaded a Catholic convent at Ain Karem last month have been denied by a Catholic dignitary, Father Terrence, Patriarchal Vicar of Southern Palestine, it was revealed here today by the American Christian Palestine Committee.
In a letter written to Rabbi J. Herzog of the Israeli Ministry of Religious Affairs, Father Terrence stated: “I have investigated the matter, and the Franciscan sisters in Ain Karem tell me that nothing has occurred which, to their knowledge, would substantiate the exaggerated and inaccurate impression said to have been made public by the Vatican Radio.”
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