Tag: Israel-Hamas war

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused "so much terror, destruction and death." "I...

The president of the U.S. bishops' conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church's response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in...

Peace and nuclear disarmament a begin in the heart, said the head of the nation's Catholic bishops. "We must renew our efforts to work for...

WASHINGTON -- Amid growing concern from humanitarian organizations and Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, about a hunger crisis in Gaza, President Donald Trump...

Despite daunting odds, Catholic Relief Services and its on-the-ground partners have managed to deliver aid to 1.7 million people in Gaza since 2023, according...

As violence and starvation deepen in Gaza, the pastor of the area's only Catholic church told a pontifical charity, "We remain in the hands...

JERUSALEM -- Amid the destruction witnessed during their July 18–20 pastoral visit to Gaza, following the Israeli shelling of the Holy Family Parish church...

A ceasefire between Israel and Iran is bringing a measure of relief to the Holy Land, but Catholic humanitarians there told OSV News that...

WASHINGTON -- Ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas will have "dire consequences" for civil society's future and is likely to...

JERUSALEM -- The body of Shiri Bibas -- the mother of two red-headed boys who became a symbol of Israeli hostage suffering, both confirmed...