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Pope Leo XIV stepped out of Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo Photo: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo calls on Catholics in Gaza; more than 500 Catholic priests announce march in support of Gaza in Rome

The movement’s imagery — a mother weeping over her dead child, captioned with the words “Christ Died in Gaza” — leaves little doubt about its moral urgency. Its first public action will be a prayer vigil and march through Rome on September 22, coinciding with the close of the UN General Assembly

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Joint Statement by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in response to Israel’s full invasion of Gaza

It seems that the Israeli government’s announcement that “the gates of hell will open” is indeed taking on tragic forms. The experience of past campaigns in Gaza, the declared intentions of the Israeli government with regard to the current operation, and the reports now reaching us from the ground, show that the operation is not just a threat, but a reality that is already in the process of being implemented. 

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Israeli government approves settlement of more Palestinian territory; bishops of the Holy Land oppose

On August 20, Israel’s Higher Planning Council granted final approval for 3,753 housing units, including more than 3,400 in the long-disputed E1 corridor east of Jerusalem. The decision revives a project frozen for decades under U.S. pressure, yet now pushed forward by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who openly declared that the plan would “bury the idea of a Palestinian state.”