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Nicaraguan exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez Photo: Vatican News

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land

Cardinal of Jerusalem: “I don’t know how we are still standing; the situation is against us”

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, described the worsening reality on the ground. «When the ceasefire in Gaza began, operations in the West Bank intensified,» he told a delegation from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in Jerusalem. «Hundreds of new checkpoints were set up, particularly in places like Jenin, making life even more difficult for residents.»

Justice and Peace

Japanese Court dissolves Unification Church: the Moon sect

The Tokyo District Court revoked the religious movement’s status. Founded by Sun Myung Moon, the Church was involved in financial scandals over the years, which emerged following the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. The Church, which will still be able to operate in Japan, plans to appeal, but it loses its tax benefits in the meantime.