Pope pleads with Israel and Hamas to end the violence
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused…
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Journalists killed in Gaza hospital strike, following global day of prayer for peace
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Days after the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expressed hope that “hearts can change even in the Holy Land,” at…
El presidente de la USCCB pide una colecta especial para las organizaciones católicas de ayuda en Gaza
byBy OSV News El presidente de la Conferencia de los Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos pidió una colecta especial para reforzar la respuesta de…
Christ is not absent from Gaza, but crucified in the wounded, patriarchs say after visit
byBy Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News JERUSALEM — Amid the destruction witnessed during their July 18–20 pastoral visit to Gaza, following the Israeli shelling of…
Pope calls for ceasefire, dialogue, peace after church hit in Gaza
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV…
Three dead, Holy Family Gaza pastor injured after mid-morning Israeli attack
byBy Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News JERUSALEM — Three people were confirmed dead and nine were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports…
Ceasefire brings some relief, but ‘Gaza is bleeding’ and real peace needed, say experts
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News A ceasefire between Israel and Iran is bringing a measure of relief to the Holy Land, but Catholic humanitarians…
Pope: Resist the ‘temptation’ of embracing weapons
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The world must resist the allure of modern weapons which threaten to give conflicts a…
Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began…
Gaza is in a state of ‘extreme poverty,’ but Christians still share what they have with others, says Holy Family parish pastor
byBy OSV News GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — As the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip celebrates this Holy Week under the Israeli…