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November 30, 2012

Vatican praises new UN status for Palestine, urges full sovereignty

Palestinians celebrate as they take part in a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah Nov. 29. The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Nov. 29 to grant Palestine observer status, implicitly recognizing a Palestinian state.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican praised a United Nations vote making Palestine a non-member observer state but called for full recognition of Palestinian sovereignty as necessary for peace in the region.

Published in International