This year in Bethlehem, we are waiting for a hope that I am not sure I would even be able to believe in anymore, except that it does not entirely depend on us.
Middle East
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, Faith and Reason
The human rights of victims—in Israel and Palestine—must be protected
Our common belief in human rights must be undergirded by a recognition that rights come with duties—including the duty to protect those whose rights are unequally threatened.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Wars end in defeat for everyone: A reflection on Gaza
The church can be prophetic in reminding all that every human being—yes, even a Hamas militant or a Zionist settler—is created in the image and likeness of God.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis appeals ‘in the name of God’ for a ‘ceasefire’ in the Israeli-Palestinian war
The pope called for aid to be allowed into Gaza to help the tens of thousands of wounded Palestinians.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Christians caught in the crossfire between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon
Since the most recent conflict started, Hezbollah has launched rockets into Israel, provoking counterattacks targeting Hezbollah positions that have been established in the hills around these usually quiet Christian agricultural villages along the border.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The Editors: We must stand against antisemitism and for justice for Palestinians in Gaza
The rule of international law, and even more, a basic commitment to human dignity, both demand something more than the meeting of terror with terror.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Israel, Palestine and just war: America’s editorials over two decades
Throughout past two decades, America’s editors have repeatedly called on political leaders to envision a future in which Israelis and Palestinians can flourish side by side.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
In war zones, hospitals are holy ground. The explosion of one in Gaza is a tragic turning point.
The al-Ahli Arab hospital was a sanctuary, a holy place, a home to hundreds of Palestinians; it’s now in ruins as a result of the ongoing war in Gaza.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: The French Dominican bringing Middle East Catholics’ concerns to Rome
Today on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with Olivier Poquillon, O.P., who oversaw the reconstruction of the Catholic Church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS 2014.