Tag: Israel
Change of heart key to Holy Year indulgence, Latin patriarch says...
NAZARETH, Israel -- An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of...
‘I can feel the tension in a way that I haven’t...
BEIRUT -- As Israeli drones could be heard flying overhead, OSV News sat down with Archbishop Georges Bacouni of Beirut and Jbeil at his...
Viewpoint: ‘There is a life behind every number’ — After one...
By OSV Editorial Board, OSV News
Oct. 7 marks the grim one-year anniversary of the latest war in the Middle East, the date when the...
After killing of Hamas leader in Iran, Pope Francis pleads for...
VATICAN CITY -- As fears of a widening war in the Middle East grew again in early August, Pope Francis pleaded with the region's...
Amid prayers for peace, Vatican-Israeli tensions were on display
ROME -- The Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel and Israel's massive military response in Gaza have led to strong papal pleas for peace...
Legal scholar says turning back Iran was dramatic demonstration of true...
WASHINGTON -- As the White House responds to Iran's attack against Israel, Catholic experts said U.S. officials should seek to prevent further escalation in...
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan feels ‘safe and secure’ in Israel after...
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he and other members of a delegation traveling in Israel and Palestine "feel safe and secure"...
Aid workers from World Central Kitchen who were killed by Israeli...
ROME (OSV News) -- World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian organization that delivers food in war-torn countries, expressed outrage after seven of its workers were...
Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians through Good Friday collection
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the possible help of the...
Pope Francis insists world leaders ensure humanitarian aid reaches people affected...
VATICAN CITY -- World leaders must ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the people affected by the ongoing wars in Gaza and Sudan, Pope Francis...