On the Christmas episode of “Preach,” Barbara Reid, O.P, joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to reflect on how she maintains Christmas joy in her preaching without shying away from the grim realities of the world.
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After two Christian women killed in Gaza Catholic church by Israeli sniper, U.S. bishops condemn violence in Holy Land
The head of the U.S. bishops conference has condemned the killing of two Christian women who had been seeking shelter inside Gaza’s only Catholic church.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
On 87th birthday, Pope Francis denounces bombing and shooting of unarmed civilians in Gaza
Francis condemned the killing of two women in the Holy Family parish in Gaza, and the attack on the convent of Mother Teresa’s nuns that care for disabled persons.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Christmas in Bethlehem During a War
Stephanie Saldaña joins the host of Jesuitical to discuss what Christmas looks like in Bethlehem as the Israel-Gaza war rages on.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
Mother of a Gaza hostage on keeping faith after Oct. 7: ‘It doesn’t make sense. And I still believe.’
“As religious people, we struggle, we see hard things happen, horrible things happen in this world. And our job is to figure out: How do you reconcile and keep going on within that?”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: ‘The commitment to human rights is never ended.’
Marking the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Pope Francis called for peace in Gaza and respect for human rights.
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Recovered from illness, Pope Francis asks Mary to watch over Ukrainians, Palestinians, Israelis
After a canceled trip to Dubai due to a bronchial infection, Pope Francis went into the center of Rome to continue the tradition of praying before the elevated statue of Mary next to the Spanish Steps.
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Podcast: Mother of a 23-year-old hostage held in Gaza says Pope Francis ‘restored her faith in humanity’
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac welcome Rachel Goldberg, the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the hostages taken into Gaza following Hamas’s massacre on Oct. 7.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why the Israel-Hamas war is so hard to talk about: identical narratives but different facts
Since Oct. 7, a fascinating dynamic has emerged: the Jewish and Palestinian narratives we see posted on social media have converged—with the protagonists and antagonists reversed.
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Shooting of Palestinian college students highlights rising U.S. tensions over Israel-Hamas war
The Nov. 25 shooting in Burlington, Vt. points to rising hate in the United States in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.