Tag: Israel

VATICAN CITY -- As fears of a widening war in the Middle East grew again in early August, Pope Francis pleaded with the region's...

ROME -- The Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel and Israel's massive military response in Gaza have led to strong papal pleas for peace...

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 of New York said he and other members of a delegation traveling in Israel and Palestine "feel safe and secure"...

ROME (OSV News) -- World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian organization that delivers food in war-torn countries, expressed outrage after seven of its workers were...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the possible help of the...

VATICAN CITY -- World leaders must ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the people affected by the ongoing wars in Gaza and Sudan, Pope Francis...

"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free…" Watching a news report of a group of students chanting the line, I wondered if...

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

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