Tag: Israel-Hamas war

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...

This Christmas, while massive crowds of pilgrims will flock to Rome for the opening of the Jubilee year, I'll be spending the holy season...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis met with a group of Israelis and their family members who were freed after being held hostage in Gaza...

BEIRUT -- As Israeli drones could be heard flying overhead, OSV News sat down with Archbishop Georges Bacouni of Beirut and Jbeil at his...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis met a former prime minister of Israel and a former Palestinian foreign minister who believe they have a workable...