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Israeli Embassy Criticizes Holy Land Catholic Leaders for Statement on ‘Just War’
This is not the first time the Israeli embassy to the Holy See, led by outgoing ambassador Raphael Schutz, has criticized Catholic leaders’ statements on the war.
This is not the first time the Israeli embassy to the Holy See, led by outgoing ambassador Raphael Schutz, has criticized Catholic leaders’ statements on the war.
Khalil Sayegh, a Christian from Gaza whose family has been hard hit by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, talks about the tragedy facing his people and the reasons that have led Christians to flee the region in recent decades.
Cardinal Dolan and his team with the Catholic Near East Welfare Association took shelter at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, an organization that offers hospitality to pilgrims visiting the Holy Land.
The archbishop of Toledo's letter, titled “The Holy Land Urgently Needs Us in Time of War,” appealed for support for the Christian witness in the war-torn region.
Pray, and accompany Christ ...
Father Alessandro Coniglio, who presided over the Mass, emphasized to CNA that “the mystery of the blood of Christ is at the heart of Holy Week.
‘As Christians, we are rooted in the hope of the Resurrection, and so we pray for a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land,’ the statement read.
Faced with such significant absences, those present not only responded with closeness in prayer but also with a message of joy, defying the rain-laden clouds looming over the Holy City.
Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3, the Pope makes an emotional plea.
Increasing numbers of pilgrims from around of the world seek solace and the intercession of the Virgin Mary at the foot of this replica of the famous sanctuary in the south of France.
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