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.
Middle East
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.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
St. Augustine, just war and the plight of civilians in Israel and Gaza
It is hard to see how, at the present moment, either Gaza or Israel could possibly meet the traditional criteria of just war theory.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As war begins again in Holy Land, Jesuit David Neuhaus hopes Christians can be instruments of peace
Father Neuhaus: The current military confrontations in the Holy Land are accompanied by a war to control public opinion at home and abroad. The rhetoric used on both sides basically denies the other side’s humanity.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When dancing turns to mourning: A wedding hall fire brings tragedy to Qaraqosh
A tragic fire reminds us that sometimes the aftershocks of war feel even more cruel than war itself.