In a spirit of interreligious cooperation, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has donated $25,000 to the Archdiocese of New York, which will work with the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) to help Holy Family Church in Gaza rebuild following an Israeli airstrike.
Following the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem’s denouncement of a series of attacks on Christians in Gaza by Israeli forces Dec. 16, including the killing of a mother and daughter at a Catholic parish, Pope Francis and numerous bishops across the globe also condemned the attack, calling for peace.
