Israel and Hamas. Card. Filoni (OESSH): The rights of Israelis and Palestinians “are two separate rights and neither of them is greater than the other”

“It is unacceptable to deny the right of Israel to exist, to live and to be. The same goes for…

Gaza Strip: the Pope’s renewed appeal. Sister Saleh (Parish): “The world powers are gambling with our lives”

Yesterday, Pope Francis renewed his humanitarian appeal for Gaza, where Israel’s ground operations are expanding. From the Latin parish of…

Gaza Strip: tomorrow the whole parish will pray with Pope Francis. Father Romanelli: “He has been calling us on every day”

The Christian community of Gaza will take part in tomorrow’s Day of Prayer and fasting for peace in the world,…

Gaza Strip. Jerusalem church leaders and Archbishop Welby (Anglicans): “The international community must ensure protection of hospitals, schools and places of worship”

The bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues. All 700 Catholic members of the Latin parish are incessantly praying for peace.…

Gaza Strip. Antone (Caritas Gaza): “Our priority now is to survive. We will rebuild our homes”

“The situation in Gaza is terrible: there is destruction everywhere, the roads are interrupted, there is no electricity, no water,…

Gaza Strip. Father Romanelli (parish priest): “The Pope phoned again yesterday.” The local Christians: “We live in a cage surrounded by rubble, but we will not leave.”

Yesterday, Pope Francis once again made a telephone call to the parish priest of Gaza, Father Gabriel Romanelli. More than…

Cyprus: Fr Varriano (Patriarch Vicar), “the separation wall does not constitute a limitation”

The Symposium ‘Rooted in Hope’, promoted by R.O.A.C.O. (Assembly of Organizations for Aid to the Oriental Churches), took place in…

Elizabeth II: message of condolence from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Ukraine: Fr Zelazko (Russian-speaking Catholics in Israel), Israel’s mediation is “a drop of peace.”

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s mediation effort meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow last Saturday. The reactions of Israel’s ambassador…

Meeting of Mediterranean Bishops and Mayors. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Alliance with civil authorities for common actions concerning citizenship”

The bishops of the Churches of the Mediterranean region will convene in Florence following the 2020 meeting in Bari. Sixty…

Holy Land: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Dialogue, a constant challenge”

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today (until the 25th). The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mons. Pierbattista Pizzaballa,…