![The mother and immediate family of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Hamas militants at Kibbutz Be’eeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, grieve during his funeral on Oct. 12 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes in response to the large-scale attack Oct. 7 by the Palestinian militant group, which killed more than 1,300 people with more than 300,000 displaced. The mother and immediate family of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Hamas militants at Kibbutz Be’eeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, grieve during his funeral on Oct. 12 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes in response to the large-scale attack Oct. 7 by the Palestinian militant group, which killed more than 1,300 people with more than 300,000 displaced.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20231013081056_e08baf161c65db36bfa6647faadc6431969bbf879cdab6673c2e0c0b6edb1aa6.jpg)
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![The mother and immediate family of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Hamas militants at Kibbutz Be’eeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, grieve during his funeral on Oct. 12 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes in response to the large-scale attack Oct. 7 by the Palestinian militant group, which killed more than 1,300 people with more than 300,000 displaced. The mother and immediate family of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Hamas militants at Kibbutz Be’eeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, grieve during his funeral on Oct. 12 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes in response to the large-scale attack Oct. 7 by the Palestinian militant group, which killed more than 1,300 people with more than 300,000 displaced.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20231013081056_e08baf161c65db36bfa6647faadc6431969bbf879cdab6673c2e0c0b6edb1aa6.jpg)
![Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia with Pope Francis Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia with Pope Francis](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827220824_59e8cf9f41f9c71173420e9c198d25e686360137be8373d0b7b14947593294b8.jpeg)
Archbishop Chaput on the Synod: ‘Very Positive,’ but Not Problem-Free
Speaking to the Register two days before the synod fathers vote on the synod’s final document, the Philadelphia archbishop discusses how the meeting has unfolded and what he’ll bring home from it.
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Family Synod 2015: An Uncertain Process With an Unknown Outcome
As week one ends, the outcome of the synod might actually be less clear than it was at the outset.
![Archbishop Bernardito Auza, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York.
Archbishop Bernardito Auza, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827160820_0b2fda079891cbb16ed0d3c04596c312145b9dcf65a0da13151025856a674046.jpeg)
Archbishop Auza: Pope Comes ‘as a Father and a Pastor’ to the UN
In a Register interview, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations previews Pope Francis’ Sept. 25 speech to the international body.
![Retired Bishop Gery Leuliet of Amiens, France, died Jan. 1 at the age of 104. Retired Bishop Gery Leuliet of Amiens, France, died Jan. 1 at the age of 104.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827160820_ecae9698d07b940b1fcfed05123db129d9b0840ceae0e2c6a3258d5ceec10be5.jpeg)
World’s Oldest Catholic Bishop Dies in France at 104
The title of oldest living bishop is now held by retired Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety of Newark, N.J., who is 102.
U.S. Bishops: Redefining Marriage Creates ‘Engine of Conflict’
In a pair of Supreme Court legal briefs, the bishops warn against problems arising from a redefinition to include homosexual relationships.
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Alliance Defense Fund's Chief Convert
Alan Sears recalls when 'the Body of Christ was AWOL' on religious liberty and the ADF was born.
![CATHOLIC IDENTITY. Bishop David O’Connell said Catholic colleges and universities have ‘beautiful guidelines’ in Ex Corde Ecclesiae and Pope Benedict’s address to U.S. Catholic educators at The Catholic University of America in 2008. Then-Father O’Connell hosted Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. CATHOLIC IDENTITY. Bishop David O’Connell said Catholic colleges and universities have ‘beautiful guidelines’ in Ex Corde Ecclesiae and Pope Benedict’s address to U.S. Catholic educators at The Catholic University of America in 2008. Then-Father O’Connell hosted Pope Benedict XVI’s visit.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827060848_5f473be1c2bf74d8ccdb3fa0jpeg.jpeg)
'Ex Corde' Implementation Review Nears Completion
Bishops, College Presidents Agree Catholic Identity Has Been Strengthened