The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued a strong condemnation after the Israeli military targeted a Catholic school in Gaza that killed four people, including a senior Hamas official.
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Catholic Church in Iraq Slowly Returns 10 Years after Invasion by ISIS Group
Ten years ago, an Islamic State group attacked and took over areas of Syria and Iraq, destroying property and killing members of religious minorities, including Christians who had made their home in the Nineveh region for more than 1,000 years.
Vatican Publishes Schedule of Pope’s Four-Nation Visit to Asia
Pope Francis will meet with young people, the marginalized, government officials, bishops, priests, religious and missionaries, when he travels to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore in September.
Vatican Excommunicates Archbishop Viganò, Found Guilty of Schism
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, has been excommunicated after being found guilty of schism, the Vatican said.
U.S. Bishops Fund Ordinations in Haiti As ‘A Sign of Hope’
With the help of donations from the U.S. Bishops’ Conference and the Vatican, Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, plans to forge ahead through a time of violence and instability and hold an early August ordination ceremony for two new auxiliary bishops.
From Cemetery With War Dead, Cardinal Urges World Help Ukraine So ‘Nonsense of War’ Stops
In what he said was the most dramatic moment of his eight visits to Ukraine, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, appealed from a Ternopil cemetery that the world needs to help Ukraine without further delays so that the “nonsense of war” stops.
Catholics Bond, Across an Ocean, Via a Real-Time Video ‘Portal’
Mel Alegre, a parishioner of St. Bartholomew Parish in Elmhurst, was a stranger to the 30 people who gathered to pray on Saturday, June 22, near the historic Flatiron Building. But very few of these young-adult pilgrims to the Flatiron District knew each other. Nor did they know any of the people joining them from Dublin, Ireland.
Pope Calls on Leaders to Push for Negotiations, Avoid Escalating Wars
Pope Francis called on world leaders to avoid any actions or words that could fuel current conflicts and instead to push for negotiations and peace.
European Bishops Say Pope Francis Concerned with Abortion, EU Unity
European bishops this weekend had a meeting with Pope Francis in the wake of the recent EU elections, with the pontiff voicing concern over the weakening of the European Union as well as social issues such as abortion.
Safeguarding: Church Must Place Disabled Persons at Center, Experts Say
To prevent abuse across the board, the Catholic Church must place disabled persons at the center of its safeguarding efforts and ministry, speakers said at an international safeguarding conference in Rome.