Tag: Israel
Pope calls escalation of conflict in Middle East ‘unacceptable’
VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis called the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East “unacceptable,”…
Holy Land patriarchs call for rapid ceasefire as conflict in Gaza nears one year mark
JERUSALEM (OSV News): With the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip approaching one-year mark, the…
Pope joins calls for investigation into 2020 Beirut port explosion
VATICAN (CNS): Four years after the catastrophic 4 August 2020 explosion that rocked the port…
World Humanitarian Day highlights tragic record sacrifice of aid workers
As the world commemorated World Humanitarian Day 2024 [August 19], the latest figures on the…
Pope pleads for restraint in Middle East after killing of Hamas leader
VATICAN (CNS): As fears of a widening war in the Middle East grew again in…
