“You have your Lebanon and its dilemma. I have my Lebanon and its beauty.” Those prophetic words were written by Kahlil Gibran in the 1920s, and some believe they may be truer today than ever before.
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Pope Sends $67,000 to Gaza Parish, with $35,000 Raised in One Day From Synod Delegates
As the Holy Land marked a grim first anniversary Oct. 7 of the Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities and subsequent Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the Gaza Strip, the papal almoner raised $35,000 in one afternoon from delegates to the Synod on Synodality and immediately sent it to Holy Family Parish in Gaza City.
New Cardinals Celebrate Diversity of Pope’s Appointees
Several of the new cardinal designates announced by Pope Francis have applauded the increased diversity of those getting a red hat, saying the appointments signal a shift in the center of Catholicism from the West to the global South.
Faith of Children, Power of Prayer Combine in Million-Strong Rosary
As conflict rages worldwide, 1 million children are set to storm heaven with prayer.
Synod Participants Say Process is About More Than Women’s Issues
Participants in the ongoing Synod of Bishops on Synodality have said that while questions surrounding the role of women in the Church are important, they can be distracting from other key issues on the agenda.
Catholic Expert Says Escalation, Winter Both Menace Gaza’s Displaced Population
As hostilities heighten across the Middle East, the concern for Jason Knapp — and, by his estimation, for other humanitarian workers in Gaza — is what a potential escalation of the conflict might mean for the almost two million displaced people who remain in dire conditions, and who have significant needs ahead of the winter months.
Pope Announces He Will Create 21 New Cardinals in December
Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 8, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old Ukrainian bishop who heads his church’s eparchy in Melbourne, Australia.
In the ‘Bleeding Region,’ Gaza Strip’s Christian Community Lifts Each Other Up, Defying Reality
Even though death surrounds them every day, Gaza Strip’s Christian community tries to “relieve the suffering” by assisting each other with spiritual and material needs.
A ‘Living Hell’: Survivor of Oct. 7 Attack, Father of Hostage Reflect as Conflict Approaches One Year
The celebration of the Jewish New Year this Oct. 2-4 took place just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and just after a new act of violence by the terrorist organization that left seven more people dead and 16 injured in Tel Aviv Oct. 1. Israeli police and emergency services described it as a “combined shooting and stabbing attack” on people taking public transportation.
As Wider War Threatens Middle East, Pope Asks Mary to Intercede
As fighting in the Middle East intensified and spread, Pope Francis turned to Mary, begging her to “intercede for our world in danger.”