In a previously unpublicized visit, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, entered the Gaza Strip May 16, reaching Holy Family Parish for his first pastoral visit since the outbreak of Israel-Hamas war following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on
Alex Rosin, born Elek Rebensztok, is among the youngest child survivors of the Holocaust. As fewer survivors are able to give their testimony, he feels an urgency to tell people his story, especially considering the increasing antisemitism he senses following the Oct.
Caritas Baby Hospital is now the only exclusively pediatric hospital in the West Bank serving about 50,000 children a year.
As the only medical center specifically for children, the Caritas hospital brings hope not only to parents cut off from work and
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities that left 1,200 dead and over 250 kidnapped, Lo'ay Ayyad, 48, a father of two and a successful veteran tour guide in the region, has been largely unemployed as the tourism industry
In the aftermath of "horrifying events" and their "cruel context," Christian leaders condemned the attack "against innocent civilians" in a March 1 statement and called "for the warring parties to reach an immediate and lengthy ceasefire that allows for the speedy disbursement
Since her 23-year-old son Hersh had his left arm blown off at the elbow and was taken hostage into Gaza by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, Rachel Goldberg-Polin has gone from the self-described "Jane Doe" anonymity of Jewish woman, to becoming the
As war ravages the Holy Land, we visit Christians in Bethlehem -- emptied from tourists -- to listen to their stories of desperation and hope for the new year.
The world has become very small and dangerous for the 600 Palestinian Gaza Christians sheltering at the Holy Family Parish church compound in Gaza City almost since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war Oct. 7.
OSV News approached the young people of the
Following a series of attacks on Christians in Gaza by Israeli forces Dec. 16, including the killing of a mother and daughter at a Catholic parish, the Israeli Defense Forces rebuked claims that it targeted civilians in the Catholic parish.
"It is very difficult and the parish is suffering very much," said Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish, in an interview with Vatican News Dec. 6. He said there is little water, gas, food, medicine or diesel fuel needed to