Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love and Dr. Richard Love explore the legal and ethical issues behind the recent pager explosions in Lebanon.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Lebanon’s Christians are resilient in the wake of Israeli attacks. But how long can they hold on?
Father Dan Corrou says all Jesuit Refugee Service operations have been suspended. Many of the agency’s employees, like thousands of other residents of southern Lebanon, are fleeing toward Beirut or making plans to.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A safe haven for displaced Christians as the war between Hezbollah and Israel intensifies
Shelters have opened in northern Lebanon to provide what everyone hopes will be a temporary lodging for the displaced Christian families from the new war zone along the border with Israel.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Israel plunges into massive protests as Israeli-American, 5 other hostages found murdered in Gaza tunnel
After Israel recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza, including the body of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, President Biden, who has met with Hersh’s parents, said, “Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes.”
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Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemns Israeli army attack on Gaza Catholic school
Following an Israeli attack on Holy Family, a Catholic school turned shelter for hundreds of civilians, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned the attack and called for a cease-fire agreement.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What an American veteran remembered about war after a chance encounter with a Palestinian
If we saw up close the brutal toll of our wars, we would be less likely to fight them.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
What should Catholics think about Gaza, Israel and Palestine? Catholic social teaching has answers.
Ultimately, it is up to each of us to prayerfully discern the individual contribution we can make. Guided by our faith and Catholic social teaching, we can do our part to support a just peace in Israel-Palestine.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal McElroy: U.S. Catholics have a special responsibility to push for a ceasefire in Gaza
In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy speaks the role of the United States in the Israel-Hamas war and says the U.S. church should vigorously advocate for an immediate cease-fire.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Biden must keep up the pressure for a cease-fire in Gaza
If Benjamin Netanyahu is unwilling to take the political risk of moving toward a cease-fire, President Biden should respond with a withdrawal of all U.S. military aid used to support Israel’s Gaza offensive.
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With arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, the I.C.C. breaks new ground and draws criticism
While Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Gallant do not face imminent arrest, the announcement has been perceived as a symbolic blow that deepens Israel’s international isolation because of its conduct of the war in Gaza.