“We, the members of the Society of Jesus, continue to be lifted up in prayer, in lament, in protest at the death and destruction that continue to reign in Gaza and other territories in Israel/Palestine, spilling over into the surrounding countries of the Middle East.”
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Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
The world is terrible at protecting children in conflict zones
While some children have been evacuated from conflict, more than 1.1 million children in Gaza and 3.7 million in Haiti have been left behind to face the rampaging adult world around them.
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Full Text: Pope Francis’ Easter message to the Catholics in the Holy Land
“Easter, the heart of our faith, is all the more significant for you who celebrate this feast in the very places where our Lord lived, died and rose again,” Pope Francis writes to Catholics of all rites living in the Holy Land.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: Pope Francis’ foreign minister on Gaza, Ukraine and the future of the church in China
Does the Holy See think Israel is conducting a genocide in Gaza? Did Pope Francis call on Ukraine to surrender? Gerard O’Connell asks these questions and more in an exclusive interview with Archbishop Paul Gallagher.
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US bishops ask Catholics to pray during Holy Week for end to Israel-Hamas war
“As Christians, we are rooted in the hope of the resurrection, and so we pray for a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land,” the bishops wrote.
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‘Nowhere is safe’: The state of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
In Gaza, “nowhere is safe” and “hunger is everywhere.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls for ‘immediate cease-fire in Gaza and in the entire Middle Eastern region’
At the noon prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis called for a cease-fire and for “the continuation of negotiations” to bring about the release of hostages taken by Hamas and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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‘We can live together’: A Palestinian doctor and political activist on Gaza, a ceasefire and the future of Israel-Palestine
“Americans should be against killing Israelis but also against killing Palestinians,” the political activist Mustafa Barghouti said in an interview with Gerard O’Connell.
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Rabbi Alaluf: Pope Francis’ letter to the Jewish people has put an end to a ‘crisis’
One might criticize Pope Francis’ statements about the war in Gaza, but they should not be confused with the question of the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Jewish people.
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Interview: A day in the life of Christian Palestinians in Gaza
“The struggle to secure our daily bread is exhausting. There is a shortage of everything. Nutritious food is non-existent. We have run out of medications and vitamins.”