U.S.-based relief organization supports pope’s efforts in Gaza, Ukraine May 15, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Giving, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News True change comes to people’s lives and communities when both spiritual and material needs receive care, said the president of a Catholic relief and development organization based in Boca Raton, Fla.
Protesters at U.S. Catholic colleges, universities join voices to pro-Palestinian movement May 13, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As the school year draws to a close, student protesters at Catholic colleges and universities in the U.S. have added their voices to the din of pro-Palestinian shouts at campuses across the country and around the word.
Saved by a Catholic woman in Poland, a Holocaust survivor has a message for the world May 12, 2024By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News At 83, Alex Rosin, born Elek Rebensztok, is among the youngest child survivors of the Holocaust. As fewer survivors are able to give their testimony, he feels an urgency to tell people his story, especially considering the increasing antisemitism he senses following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities and the subsequent war in Gaza.
Catholic groups call for cease-fire in Gaza, release of Israeli hostages May 9, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News More than 2,500 Catholic bishops, priests, women religious, academics, laypeople and Catholic groups have called for a cease-fire in Gaza in a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders.
Access to aid in Gaza should not be a ‘bargaining chip,’ Caritas says as people face ‘full-blown famine’ May 8, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Israel’s escalation in Rafah is only worsening the humanitarian situation for countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire, said Ireneusz Krause, deputy director for Caritas Poland.
Amid protests, Columbia University Catholic chaplain urges prayer, charity May 3, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Recently, Columbia University in New York has become the epicenter of U.S. college protests and encampments demanding an end to U.S. support of Israel, now at war with Hamas following that group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on approximately 22 locations in Israel.
Jordan’s king promises pope Christian holy sites will be protected May 3, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis received assurances from Jordan’s King Abdullah II that Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem will be protected amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Cardinal condemns absence of religious voices pressing for peace in Gaza May 3, 2024By Justin McLellan OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The prophetic voices of religious leaders working to foster peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land have been largely absent as the war in Gaza rages on, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said.
Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem remains a ray of hope in war-torn Holy Land May 2, 2024By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Health Care, News, World News Caritas Baby Hospital is now the only exclusively pediatric hospital in the West Bank serving about 50,000 children a year. Caritas in Switzerland and Germany were the first donors to the hospital, but since 1963 the hospital has been affiliated with the Swiss NGO Children’s Relief Bethlehem.
Cardinal says church shouldn’t expect ‘miracle’ of peace in Holy Land May 1, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Sudden peace negotiations or an intervention by the United States will not deliver Israelis and Palestinians from the suffering caused by the war in Gaza, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said.
Pope calls for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, laments plight of children in war in CBS interview April 25, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Francis sat down exclusively with “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell on April 24 for an interview ahead of the Vatican’s inaugural “World Children’s Day.” The CBS interview marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to a U.S. broadcast network, according to the network.
Foreign aid deal passes House after months of negotiations April 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, War in Ukraine, World News A bipartisan coalition the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., voted April 20 to approve a $95 billion package providing aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and other U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region, over the objections of some far-right lawmakers who indicated they would attempt to remove Johnson from his role over the deal.
