ISRAEL LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE DEDICATED TO POPE BENEDICT XVI’S PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
The Israel Ministry of Tourism has announced a new website dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI’s first Papal visit to the Holy Land due to be launched on April 15th this year.
The user-friendly mini-site will be available in seven languages and feature background information, photographs and video footage related to Christian holy sites in Israel as well as detailed information on the Pope’s itinerary and trip highlights.
“The new website will help satisfy the influx of telephone and email inquiries from across Canada requesting information on the Pope’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land,” commented Oded Grofman, Consul for Tourism and Director, Israel Government Tourist Office – Canada. “Israel anticipates thousands of Canadian Catholics and other Christians across the world to follow in the Pope’s footsteps and travel to the Holy Land this spring.”
The website will also include links to travel agents offering classic pilgrimage tours and Christian itineraries.
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April 20, 2009
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