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.
Middle East
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.
Posted inFaith, Features
What ISIS couldn’t take: The place and faith Iraq’s Christian refugees carried with them
The story of how one Iraqi refugee preserved the memory of home through her art.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A boat carrying 750 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. The tragedy reflects a worldwide refugee crisis.
At the end of 2022, according to the United Nations, more than 108 million people worldwide “were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order.” The figure represents an increase of almost 20 million people over 2021.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Jesuit Refugee Service: After 12 years of war, Syrians are driven to the limit by earthquake suffering
“These are strong, courageous people of hope,” Daniel Corrou, S.J., the director of Jesuit Refugee Service/Middle East and North Africa, said. But even hope has its limits.
Posted inFaith, News
How to give to Catholic aid groups in Turkey and Syria
Catholic humanitarian agencies are launching emergency relief campaigns following Feb. 6’s devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, which have so far killed more than 11,200 and injured upward of 40,900.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis offers prayers for over 5,000 killed by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6.
Posted inFaith, News
American Jewish tourist arrested in Jerusalem for vandalizing statue of Jesus
In a statement condemning the attack against a Christian site—the fifth in Jerusalem in five weeks—the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land said it was following the incident “with concern.”