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…

Israel and Hamas, children in war. Grappone (EMDR Italy): “For them, surviving is only the first step”

Palestinian children killed, seriously injured or forced to live in terror under the bombings; Israeli children hostage of Hamas. They…

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,…

Israel and Hamas: from the siege of the Church of the Nativity to the siege of Bethlehem. The testimony of Sister Fayeza Ayad

Sister Fayeza Ayad, a member of the community of the Franciscan Minimal Sisters of the Sacred Heart, speaks to SIR…

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.…

Lebanon. Fady Noun (Beirut): “Dramatic hours, the ground offensive on Gaza is the critical factor”

“These are dramatic hours” in Lebanon too. “The decisive question today is the attack on Gaza. If Israel launches a…

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…

Middle East: Borrell (EU), “peace will not come about by itself, it has to be built. International community has not done enough”

Middle East: Von der Leyen (EU Commission), “against Israel pure evil” from Hamas. “But there is no excuse for hitting a hospital”