Patriarch Pizzaballa in Gaza. Father Romanelli (parish priest): “His visit is a great gift and a source of comfort”

Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa’s four-day visit to Gaza, in the words of parish priest Father Romanelli, who returned to…

Israel and Hamas. Father Faltas (Custody): “Give peace a chance.” Appeal to allow the “Butterfly children” to leave Gaza

On Sunday 18 May, in Verona, Pope Francis will bless a 10-metre statue of Christ embracing humanity. The statue will…

Israel and Hamas: Voices from Gaza: “We don’t care about what happens out of here. All we want is to stay alive”

“We just want to survive: we don’t care about what happens outside the Strip. We are lacking food, medicines, with…

Middle East: Borrell and Lenarcic (EU) call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza and new humanitarian aid

Iran-Israel. Bertolotti: “A diplomatic and military point of no return”

What will happen in the aftermath of Iran’s direct attack on Israel? “It was an unprecedented attack that marks a…

Israel and Hamas: “Six months charged with revenge, the response in prayer”, Fr. Faltas (Vicar Custody)

Six months have passed since the war in Gaza broke out following the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel on…

Gaza Strip. Father Asaad (Vicar): “The smell of death is all around us”

“The situation remains extremely critical and is worsening by the hour. Our Christian parishioners place all their trust and hope…

Middle East: Von der Leyen, “in Gaza, children are dying of starvation”. Humanitarian maritime corridor, risk of escalation, two-State solution

Israel and Hamas. Nili Bar Sinai (Kibbutz Be’eri): “On women and the education they give their children lies the future of both peoples”

What is the role of women in a situation of war? The testimony of a 73-year-old psychologist, a survivor of…

Israel and Hamas. Sister Saleh (from the parish): “Gaza, our home, our church, our cemetery”

“The war takes away even human dignity. The local population have been degraded to living like animals, or worse. My…

Israel and Hamas. Father Faltas (Custody of the Holy Land): “The people of Gaza face hunger on two fronts”

Father Faltas, Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, commented to SIR on the death of more than 100…