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May 24, 2018

Editorial: Assault on dignity

Palestinian relatives in Gaza City mourn eight-month-old Layila al-Ghandour May 15 who died one day earlier from tear gas inhalation during clashes at the Gaza-Israel border. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Vatican's observer at U.N. agencies in Geneva, urged people on both sides May 18 to let "wisdom and prudence prevail."

They are desperate, poor and usually forgotten until violence erupts and the world takes note of them burying their dead.

Published in Editorial
May 24, 2018

Gazans more desperate than ever after border clashes, says CRS official

The brother of Palestinian Shaher al-Madhoon, who was killed during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, reacts over his body May 14 at a hospital morgue in Gaza.
JERUSALEM 鈥� Already in a precarious state, Gaza's health system faces a medical emergency, with more than 1,000 people injured in the recent Gaza border demonstrations that flared up since March 30.
Published in International
May 16, 2018

Pope expresses concern about 'spiral of violence' in Holy Land

A relative mourns during the funeral of 8-month-old Palestinian Laila al-Ghandour, who died after inhaling tear gas at the Israel-Gaza border during a May 15 protest against the U.S embassy move to Jerusalem.CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters
VATICAN 鈥� Warning that violence will never bring peace, Pope Francis urged all sides to do all they can to foster dialogue in the Middle East.
Published in International
May 16, 2018

Jerusalem archbishop calls for prayers for peace as violence increases

Mourners carry the body of 8-month-old Palestinian Laila al-Ghandour, who died after inhaling tear gas at the Israel-Gaza border during a May 15 protest against the U.S embassy move to Jerusalem.
JERUSALEM 鈥� As the world witnesses "another outburst of hatred and violence, which is once again bleeding all over the Holy Land," the head of Jerusalem's Latin Patriarchate called for prayers for peace.
Published in International
April 30, 2018

Cries for peace in Syria louder than ever

Internally displaced Syrians wait in line for food April 15 at a camp outside Damascus. The United States, France and Britain launched airstrikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack.

OTTAWA 鈥� Catholic aid agencies that help Syrian and Iraqi refugees say a recent escalation of conflict in Syria has increased despair and heightened the call for peace from Christian leaders.

Published in International
April 25, 2018

Pope to host ecumenical prayer for peace in the Middle East

A Palestinian protester is seen at a tent near the Israel-Gaza Strip boarder April 17. The Arabic script reads, "We will return."
VATICAN 鈥� Pope Francis will travel to Bari, the southern Italian Adriatic port city, July 7 to host a day of reflection and ecumenical prayer for peace in the Middle East.
Published in International
February 28, 2018

Christianity's holiest site caught in tax protest

Tourists pray outside the locked doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Feb. 26 in Jerusalem's Old City. Protesting several recent actions they described as a "systematic campaign against the churches and the Christian community in the Holy Land," the heads of Christian churches announced Feb. 25 they were closing of the doors of the church.
JERUSALEM 鈥� Christian leaders in the Holy Land reopened the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Feb. 28 after the Israeli government set up a negotiating team to resolve a municipal dispute over property taxes.
Published in International
September 11, 2017

Cardinal Collins pleads for aid to Christian refugees

Cardinal Collins pleads for aid to Christian refugees

At an ecumenical prayer service for peace in the Middle East, Cardinal Thomas Collins made his most direct appeal yet for the Canadian government to pay special attention to Christian refugees as it distributes aid in the region and accepts refugees for resettlement.

Published in Canada
July 23, 2017

Cardinal hopes church's history of survival in Iraq will help its future

Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, poses for a photo June 2 at the Vatican. "History is itself a victory over ignorance, marginalization and intolerance; it is a call for respect and to not repeat the mistakes of the past," said Cardinal Filoni in his book, "The Church in Iraq."

VATICAN CITY 鈥� To understand the current situation in Iraq 鈥� the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians 鈥� one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said a former papal representative to the country.

Published in Features
July 12, 2017

Middle East tops list for D&P aid spending

This Palestinian boy playing in the back alleys of Bethlehem may be able to dream of a better future, in part because of over $2 million Development and Peace spent in 2015-2016 to support community development, health and education programs in the Palestinian Territories.

For the first time, Development and Peace spent more than half its international budget for humanitarian aid in the Middle East, according to its annual report.

Published in Canada
June 26, 2017

At Fatima, cardinal consecrates Lebanon, Middle East to Mary

Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, walks near a statue of Our Lady of Fatima June 25. He led a pilgrimage to consecrate Lebanon and all the Middle East to Mary.

FATIMA, Portugal 鈥� Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai consecrated Lebanon and all the Middle East to Mary in Fatima, praying for peace and stability.

Published in International
June 22, 2017

Pope Francis: Clergy in Middle East must be the 'last among the least'

An Iraqi man prepares a makeshift altar for the first Sunday Mass Oct. 30, 2016 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh after it was recaptured from Islamic State militants.

VATICAN CITY 鈥� Christians in war-torn areas of the Middle East must never be far from priests and bishops in their country so they can feel God's closeness in the midst of suffering, Pope Francis said.

Published in Faith
June 18, 2017

Saving ancient Christian cultures鈥ne story at a time

An Iraqi soldier stands guard during Christmas celebrations at the al-Tahira al-Kubra church in al-Hamdaniya, east of Mosul, Dec. 25, 2016.

WASHINGTON 鈥� Ancient artifacts. Centuries-old legends. Prayers dating back to the time of Christ. An enemy seeking to destroy it all. And a team of dedicated scholars trying to save the memories before it鱿鱼视频app too late.

Published in International
May 19, 2017

Church cannot ignore injustice in Israel-Palestine conflict, bishops say

Justice and Peace Commission of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land said May 14 that the Church cannot will speak out against injustice in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

WASHINGTON 鈥� The Catholic Church will speak out against injustice and avoid any attempt to normalize the 鈥渇estering wound鈥� of the Israeli-Palestinian situation, a commission from the region鱿鱼视频app leading Catholic bishops has said.

Published in International
April 27, 2017

Editorial: Egypt trip strengthens Mideast Christians, religious tolerance

A cross above a church is seen alongside minarets of a mosque April 17 in Cairo ahead of Pope Francis' April 28-29 visit.

Just 19 days after two Palm Sunday terrorist bombings killed more than 45 Christian worshippers and injured a hundred more in Egypt, Pope Francis will personally take a message of peace and solidarity to that volatile nation.

Published in Editorial
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