U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has insisted that Palestinians must not be pressured into leaving Gaza and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow, Christians in the Holy Land worry the Israeli statements may threaten other small
Catholic experts weigh in on whether Israel's war on Hamas is truly holding to "Just War" criteria as the Palestinian death toll nears 20,000 dead within the dense urban enclave of Gaza.
Amid ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military -- despite the Christmas season -- Christian clergymen in the Middle East are decrying attacks on their community's dwindling numbers.
"It was sad, but hopeful to see Christians celebrating Christmas inside the
"You are here for the love of your family and friends. You need to keep speaking," Auxiliary Bishop Edmund J. Whalen told a group of survivors and relatives of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. "Don't stop. Don't give up. Don't
Visiting for Christmas, the papal envoy, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of Vatican Dicastery for the Service of Charity, assisted the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in the wartime celebration amid the "helplessness" of not being able to ease suffering Palestinians in the Gaza
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean making a commitment to opposing all war, to cherishing human life, feeding the hungry and speaking up for those who have no voice, Pope Francis said. "To
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.
ROME (OSV News) -- Following the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem's denouncement of 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, Pope Francis and numerous bishops
JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounced a series of attacks on Christians in Gaza by Israeli forces, including the killing of a mother and daughter at a Catholic parish. In a Dec. 16 statement, the patriarchate said that