Dire Warnings from Holy Land Leaders as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza, Lebanon, and West Bank

Nov 08, 2024 14:24

Faris Fayes

children play amid destruction in Gaza Photo: Centro Cristiano de Medios

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

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

Holy Land

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

The bombing, part of Israel’s ongoing military operations, has once again brought devastation to a country already grappling with a multitude of crises.

Oct 15, 2024 18:53

ZENIT Staff

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

Valentina di Giorgio

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

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

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Dire Warnings from Holy Land Leaders as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza, Lebanon, and West Bank

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

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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