Tag: Hamas attacks

JERUSALEM -- As the world prayed for peace in the Holy Land Oct. 27, Pope Francis called for the war to halt and prayers...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis again called for the release of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas militants and for allowing humanitarian aid into...

DUBLIN -- A group of Irish pilgrims who were in the Holy Land as Hamas attacked southern Israel Oct. 7 said the experience of...

JERUSALEM -- An explosion at the St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza has left the administration building in ruins, and at least...

ROME -- The Vatican, especially Pope Francis, must double its efforts and urge the international community to end the massacre of Palestinians killed in...

Two experts in Muslim-Christian relations told OSV News that preserving dialogue amid the Israel-Hamas war comes down to recognizing what is really at issue...

Since Oct. 7, I have been trying to understand something incomprehensible. There is a lot that has happened since that bloody date that is incomprehensible,...

JERUSALEM -- While Christian faithful across the globe prayed and fasted for peace in the Holy Land, a rocket struck the Christian hospital in...

VATICAN CITY -- Huddled in a stairwell at the Catholic parish and school in Gaza, Rosary Sister Nabila Saleh, another sister and Father Youssef...

Catholic colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have condemned a devastating attack on Israel, while calling for prayers for peace. Peter Kilpatrick, president of The...