Tag: Israel
Catholic aid workers “at risk everywhere in Lebanon”
As the Israel-Hamas war expands to include attacks in Lebanon—where the Iran-backed Shia militia Hezbollah is based—OSV News interviewed Michel Constantin, regional director for the CNEWA-Pontifical Mission.
“Catastrophic” situation faces Lebanon, says UN rep
Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs were struck multiple times 27 September by Israeli missiles, shaking the Lebanese capital. The next day Iran-backed Hezbollah confirmed the military organisation's leader Hassan Nasrallah died in the strike.
Cardinal urges day of prayer, penance on anniversary of 7 October
Seven October will mark a year since the brutal Hamas attack on Israeli communities and the no less brutal Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip that immediately followed.
Churches shelter people escaping violence as death toll from Israeli attacks...
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon meant to target Hezbollah militants have led to over 550 deaths, including 50 children and 94 women, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
Amid devastation of Israel-Hamas war, miracles happen, says Caritas Jerusalem
The staff of the international Catholic relief arm, Caritas Jerusalem, are expressing praise and gratitude for God's seeming miraculous intervention on a Gaza church compound church compound 29 July.
Pope asked to call for peace and condemn attacks
Following the attacks in Lebanon and Iran, the President of Turkey has asked Pope Francis to put pressure on Israel's allied countries in order to end the attacks.
Property tax may be introduced for churches in Israel
Cities such as Jerusalem, Nazareth and Tel Aviv have called for the Arnona municipal tax to be applied to church property, which is currently exempted by seniority.
Palestine and Israel peace talks remembered at Vatican
Remembering the call for peace in the Holy Land. Join us as we reflect on the prayer for peace between Palestine and Israel at the Vatican.
Vatican foreign minister affirms stance on two-state solution
The Vatican Foreign Minister pointed out that the events of recent months only reaffirm the Holy See's position on the two-state solution.
George Weigel: The re-emergence of the grave sin of Jew hatred
For Christians to engage in any form of antisemitism is to add further blows to the smitten back of Christ, says George Weigel.
Christians shelter in ‘Gaza Ark’ despite demands to evacuate
As the death toll in Gaza passes 8000 and Israeli forces enter a deadly “second stage” of their war with Hamas, the only Catholic church in Gaza is sheltering 700 Christian refugees despite daily demands from the Israeli military to evacuate.
As Holy Land war rages, Christians cry to God for help
Sydney’s Christian Palestinians are hurt, frustrated and afraid. The horrors in their homeland since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October ruptured decades-old wounds that had hardly begun to heal.
