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
Israel's escalation in Rafah is only worsening the humanitarian situation for countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire, said Ireneusz Krause, deputy director for Caritas Poland.
In a statement released May 7, Krause said that Caritas Poland workers were on the
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that “When any human being is abused, mistreated or downgraded, bad things happen.” He points to the ongoing violence in Gaza, involving two peoples with legacies of being abused, and tells the history of the two-state solution. He
Pope Francis sat down exclusively with "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell on April 24 for an interview ahead of the Vatican's inaugural "World Children's Day." The CBS interview marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to
Washington Roundup: Pro-life group pushes Trump on 15-week abortion ban, centrist group drops third-party ticket
A prominent pro-life group pushed former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, to back federal legislation banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The same week in Washington, President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the humanitarian situation in
Catholic aid workers in Gaza are determined to continue their mission after a deadly strike killed colleagues from a fellow organization.
Seven staff members of World Central Kitchen died April 1 when their three-vehicle convoy was hit in an Israeli air attack. The
As our hearts and minds turn to the memory of Christ’s passion, we must remember the members of his body who live in the shadows of the sacred places where the mysteries of our redemption first unfolded. Our cry for aid for
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
The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See has defined as "regrettable" remarks by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, saying that Israel's attacks on Gaza have been excessive.
Cardinal Parolin, speaking to reporters Feb. 13, said the Vatican continues its "clear and
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