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New vines bring hope to Israeli monastery scorched by wildfire

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Swapping his monk's habit for overalls and a sun hat, Father Christian-Marie knelt alongside volunteers in the freshly dug earth, planting grape vines to replace those damaged by wildfires that swept through central Israel earlier this year.

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New vines bring hope to Israeli monastery scorched by wildfire

Swapping his monk's habit for overalls and a sun hat, Father Christian-Marie knelt alongside volunteers in the freshly dug earth, planting grape vines to replace those damaged by wildfires that swept through central Israel earlier this year.

A severe fire at the end of April ravaged one third of the vineyards and 20% of the olive trees of the Trappist monastery of Latroun, near Jerusalem. Founded by French monks 135 years ago, the monastery lives from the production of wine and olive oil. After the evacuation of the monks, a spirit of solidarity mobilizes volunteers and brothers to replant the vines on the lands spared. For the monks, this initiative embodies hope and marks a desire…

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