Gaza’s Catholic priest says church nearly hit again by Israeli bombs
Holy Family Church in Gaza – which houses the elderly, children with special needs, and nuns – has been targeted repeatedly amid the conflict.
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Articles tagged Hamas-Israel War
Jerusalem’s religious leaders call for true spiritual celebration of Christmas upon ceasefire
The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem have issued a joint Christmas message welcoming a ceasefire agreement while proclaiming the true message of Christmas, the birth of our Lord Jesus in Bethlehem.
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Pope Francis calls for prayer and fasting on October 7 to bring peace to the world
The Pope's call echoes that made by Jerusalem's Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who recently asked that Catholics make especial acts of prayer and penance on October 7 to bring about peace in the region.
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Jerusalem’s religious leaders urge international action for peace, ‘two-state solution’
Politicians in the Holy Land region are ‘seemingly more concerned with political considerations than bringing an end to the pursuit of death and destruction,' wrote Jerusalem's religious leaders in a joint statement.
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Christian persecution continues in Gaza as death toll climbs
In a report published on July 5 by British medical journal The Lancet, researchers have produced a revised estimate of the death toll of Israel’s war on Gaza, a figure which sits at a staggering 186,000.
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