Some humility about how much we really know can help prevent toxic rhetoric when we talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with family, friends and colleagues of different faiths.
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Joe Biden and Pope Francis discuss war in Israel and Gaza in 20-minute phone call
President Joe Biden and Pope Francis spoke by phone Oct. 22 to discuss the conflict in Israel and Gaza and facilitating a path to “durable peace” in the region.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis pleads with Israelis and Palestinians: ‘Stop, stop’ the war.
Pope Francis again called for a stop to the fighting in Israel and Palestine, as he appealed to both sides: “Brothers, stop! Stop!”
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Head of Catholic Relief Services on Gaza: ‘We need to act now to prevent a total humanitarian catastrophe’
Commenting on President Biden’s visit to Israel, C.R.S. President Sean Callahan said, “We appreciate the president’s call for respect for the human dignity of all and his announcement that humanitarian aid will be allowed into Gaza from Egypt. Civilians in Gaza cannot wait any longer and this plan must be implemented immediately.”
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African National Congress stands with Palestinians, and South African bishops call for ceasefire
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the A.N.C. remained steadfast in advocating for peace between Israel and Palestine. He said the A.N.C. stood with Palestine and its citizens, who have been oppressed for more than 70 years.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis appeals to all believers on Israel-Hamas war: ‘Take only one side…that of peace’
Pope Francis today called for the silencing of guns in Gaza and declared Oct. 27 a World Day of Prayer for peace.
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Pope Francis calls nuns and priest in Gaza’s only Catholic Church as bombing continues
“It was a great blessing to be able to speak with him,” Sister Nabila Saleh said. “He gave us courage and the support of prayer.”
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Man who killed 6-year-old Palestinian boy in Illinois is a Catholic parishioner
Joseph Czuba of Plainfield, Illinois, and his wife are members of St. Mary Immaculate Parish.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: As discussion turns to women deacons, the synod ‘gets interesting’
On “Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell sit down in Rome to cover the second week of the synod, which covered contentious issues in the church, such as the inclusion of L.G.B.T. people and women deacons.
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Jerusalem cardinal offers himself in exchange for Israeli hostages
The Catholic Church’s highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his “absolute availability” to be exchanged for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas.