Church: Intervene in Gaza
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:06 AM
Smoke rises over Gaza City Jan. 6 (CNS/Reuters)
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land and the Vatican are suggesting international intervention is required to achieve lasting peace in Gaza.
Latin Patriarch Faoud Twal, speaking Sunday in Bethlehem following a procession of children for peace, said the only solution for the Middle East is a global approach “with respect for the legitimate aspirations and interests of all parties,” Zenit... READ MORE
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The Vatican and Gaza
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, January 05, 2009 1:26 PM
Palestinian man processes in Bethlehem Jan. 4 for peace in Gaza. (CNS)
Since 2007, Hamas has increased its rocket attacks on Israel and built new ones that threaten around 860,000 Israeli civilians.
Furthermore, the terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip has driven the territory’s Christian community into greater hardship, causing them to emigrate in even larger numbers.
Yet these facts are rarely discussed in Church commentaries about the strife... READ MORE
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Is Israel Overreacting in Gaza?
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:10 PM
Protesters stomp on U.S flag during Dec. 29 anti-Israeli protest. (CNS/Reuters)
Catholic commentator Pat Buchanan unequivocally supports the existence of Israel and the right of the Jewish state to defend itself.
But Buchanan also thinks the intensity of the military response by Israel in the Gaza Strip to rocket attacks launched by Gaza’s ruling Hamas faction is neither justified nor prudent.
“About Israel’s right and duty to defend its border towns, there is no... READ MORE
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‘A Great Need for Peace!’
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, December 29, 2008 11:38 AM
A Christian Palestinian girl holds a candle during a Christmas Eve service at the Latin Catholic Church in Gaza City. (AFP)
The Christmas spirit of peace on earth is sadly absent from much of the Holy Land this year.
As hostilities intensify between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, it’s worth recalling the words of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during this year’s Midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, on Christmas Eve.
In his homily, Patriarch Fouad Twal affirmed that the message of the birth of... READ MORE
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