Jordanian Prince Mired Bin Ra'ad: chairman of Catholic University...

(Vatican Radio) Prince Mired Bin Ra'ad of Jordan is chairman of the board of trustees of a Catholic University in the heart of the Hashemite Kingdom.

Veronica Scarisbrick met up with the Jordanian Prince on the the third day of an annual pilgrimage to the Holy Land on the part of a delegation of bishops from Europe and North America know as "Holy Land Co'ordination".

The University where the Prince was guest of honour is the "American University of Madaba" , an educational venture launched by the Catholic Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, himself a Madaba native.

A University which is viewed as a an oasis of peace and understanding , a road map of science and wisdom. And a project Prince Mired Bin Ra'ad believes in : ... "I believe in this institution, in its message, in its vision .. the Catholic Church has been involved in education for the past 150 years and this institution has been a result of that".

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