The 10 children and a young man were brought to the Vatican-run Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital for an initial assessment, Vatican News reported.
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Pope Francis: No peace in Israel and Palestine without two-state solution
“True peace remains distant” between Israel and Palestine until the two-state solution is implemented, Pope Francis said in an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa published today.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
President Biden is known for his empathy. I pray it will extend to Palestinians.
Raised Christian and the daughter of an Israeli Jew, I have had to expand my worldview to learn about Palestinian history. It is important for President Biden to also acknowledge the suffering in Gaza.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis marks Holocaust Remembrance Day as antisemitism rises in Europe
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Francis invoked the extermination of Jews to remind the world that war can never be justified.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Jonah is the prophet we need today
God sending Jonah to Nineveh would be like telling a modern-day rabbi to preach in Iran or Gaza.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
South Africa has taken Israel to international court on genocide charges. What comes next?
For many in South Africa, there is a symbolic significance in the decision to pursue the genocide charge. In 2024, South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy, yet vast injustices still permeate South African society because of its traumatic history.
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There is a right and wrong way for Catholics to criticize Israel
I am an Israeli Jew who has studied Jewish-Catholic relations for many years. Reading a recent interview with my friend Father David Neuhaus published by America was a tormenting experience.
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Cardinal McElroy and Archbishop Wester call for ‘immediate and total’ ceasefire in Gaza Strip
In a joint statement, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego and Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico called for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestine and the release of Israeli hostages.
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An Israeli Jesuit priest on the war in Gaza, Jewish-Catholic relations and the future of the two-state solution
“The basic conflict is not between Israel and Hamas. The conflict is between Jewish Israeli nationalism and Palestinian nationalism,” David Neuhaus, S.J., says in this exclusive interview.
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In Christmas Message, Pope Francis calls for peace between Israel and Palestine, and throughout the world.
Pope Francis urged people to pray and work for peace in no less than ten conflict situations worldwide.