Caritas-Jerusalem Has 17 Medical Teams in Gaza: Calls for a Truce to Vaccinate Children

Nov 06, 2024 21:57

It is working in the Holy Land jointly with Caritas-Jerusalem to finish vaccinating half a million children against polio. Photo: Holy Land Foundation

The exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service dates back to Israel’s founding in 1948

The crescendo of combined violence by settlers and the army worries the United Nations

Feast of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, the main patroness of the Diocese

Among the wreckage, a statue of Saint Charbel, the town’s revered Catholic patron, stood covered in dust

Pope Francis welcomed former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa at the Vatican

The attack on Aitou is a stark reminder of the human cost of this ongoing conflict.

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israel Bombs Catholic Church in Lebanon and Attacks UN Blue Helmets

Israeli attack destroys church in southern Lebanon and leaves fatalities. The parish offices and the residence of the local priest were also lost. Indonesia accuses Israel of «placing itself above» international law by attacking blue helmets

Oct 11, 2024 06:52

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Holy Land

Vatican raises 62,000 euros for Catholic parish in Gaza

The collection, amounting to €32,000 from the Synod participants, was supplemented by an additional €30,000 from the Vatican itself, bringing the total to €62,000. These funds were promptly sent to Father Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza, through the Apostolic Nunciature in Jerusalem.

Oct 09, 2024 06:41

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Holy Land•Local Church

Crisis in Lebanon: Christians open their doors to thousands fleeing bombardments

The Israeli bombardments are targeting strategic zones in the south of his archdiocese, notably the region around Baalbek, which is considered to contain Hezbollah bases, but at the same time, the strikes are hitting villages where Christians and Muslims co-exist.

Oct 08, 2024 06:49

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Churches welcomes UN resolution calling for end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine

The UNGA resolution represents the will of the international community to confront core issues, including the rights and sovereignty of the Palestinian people and the need to end the cycles of violence that continue to devastate Palestinians and Israelis alike.

Oct 07, 2024 06:37

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Pope Francis

One year after Israel’s war against Hamas: the Pope’s letter to Catholics living in the Middle East

Letter of the Holy Father to the Catholics of the Middle East

Oct 07, 2024 06:23

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Francis approves canonizations of first Venezuelan saint and first saint from Papua New Guinea

A devout lay catechist, Pedro To Rot was a product of the first Catholic missions established in the region by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1882. His steadfast faith and commitment to his community made him a guiding light, even in the face of persecution.

New technologies become a topic of prayer (and concern) for the Pope: here we explain it

In the video illustrating his prayer intention for the month of April, the Pope asks that we pray “that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.” Pope Francis advocates putting technology at the service of every person, especially the weakest, and for taking care of the earth. “Something’s wrong if we spend more time on our cell phones than with people.”

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Caritas-Jerusalem Has 17 Medical Teams in Gaza: Calls for a Truce to Vaccinate Children

Israel to Draft 7,000 Ultra-Orthodox Men Amid Ongoing Military Pressure in Gaza

One year of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank under the pretext of Gaza and Lebanon

[PHOTO GALLERY] this is how Our Lady of Palestine was celebrated in the Holy Land

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon: 2,200 dead, UN attacked and Catholic villages devastated

Palestinian and Israeli leaders present Pope with peace plan for Holy Land (includes status for Jerusalem)

Israel bombs Christian village in Lebanon: 23 more dead to its murder record

Israel Bombs Catholic Church in Lebanon and Attacks UN Blue Helmets

Vatican raises 62,000 euros for Catholic parish in Gaza

Crisis in Lebanon: Christians open their doors to thousands fleeing bombardments

Churches welcomes UN resolution calling for end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine

One year after Israel’s war against Hamas: the Pope’s letter to Catholics living in the Middle East