Israeli authorities halt Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s holiest site
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Israeli authorities halt Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s holiest site

(OSV News): Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo,…

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Prayer continues at Holy Sepulchre amid ‘time of trial,’ restricted access
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Prayer continues at Holy Sepulchre amid ‘time of trial,’ restricted access

(OSV News): The Church of the Holy Sepulchre remains a place of continuous prayer despite…

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Gaza and West Bank relief work strained as access limits persist 
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Gaza and West Bank relief work strained as access limits persist 

(LiCAS News): The Church in the Holy Land warned that restrictions on humanitarian access continue…

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Appeal for Holy See to help protect Lebanon’s Christians amid escalating violence
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Appeal for Holy See to help protect Lebanon’s Christians amid escalating violence

(RVA News): As renewed conflict continues to escalate in southern Lebanon, the country’s foreign minister,…

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White House treating war like a video game is ‘sickening’ says US cardinal
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White House treating war like a video game is ‘sickening’ says US cardinal

(OSV News): Blase Cardinal Cupich of Chicago issued “a call to conscience,” deploring efforts to…

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Caritas Philippines warns fossil fuel dependence fuels war and hardship
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Caritas Philippines warns fossil fuel dependence fuels war and hardship

MANILA (LiCAS News): Caritas Philippines has warned that the escalating conflict in the Middle East…

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Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict
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Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict

(OSV News): Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the war in Iran and…

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