Pope asks Israel: Help keep Catholics in Holy Land
Pope Benedict appealed to Israel on Monday to help stem a sharp decline in the country's minority Christian population, saying Catholics had grown particularly vulnerable to Middle East conflicts.
He also called for Israel to allow greater mobility for Palestinians, including travel to places of worship, "so that they too can enjoy greater peace and security".
"I know that you share my concern over the alarming decline in the Christian population in the Middle East, including Israel, through emigration," the Pope said....