“The internationality, the encounters and the dialogue with people of other religions and cultures have profoundly changed me.”
Middle East
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‘Help us escape, we can’t live here,’ pleads Damascus priest after deadly attack
by Dale Gavlakby Dale GavlakAMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) — Fears mount for Syrian Christians about whether the new Islamist government is committed to their protection following the recent deadly church suicide bombing in Damascus. …
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“We are living under the fire, barbarism and brutality of the settlers … and under the direct protection of the Israeli occupation army.”
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“We had the first full night of sleep since the war started,” said Sami El-Yousef, CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
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One of the biggest personal losses for her was not being able to continue with the women peacemakers course, which sorely needs to be studied at the moment.
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“Here in Iraq, we carry the memory of shattered cities and displaced people,” said Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar M. Warda.
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‘Slaughter of innocents’ in suicide bombing at Syrian church called ‘unspeakable evil’
by Dale Gavlakby Dale Gavlak“There is no justification — religious, moral, or rational — for the slaughter of innocents, least of all in a sacred space.”
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Christians in Syria are reeling after a suicide bombing struck a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during a June 22 Divine Liturgy.
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The U.S. has attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran, a move that comes amid repeated pleas from Pope Leo XIV and other church leaders for peace and dialogue.
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As ‘new nightmare’ unfolds between Israel and Iran, ‘never-ending tragedy’ in Gaza continues
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsJERUSALEM (OSV News) — As continued bombardment between Israel and Iran entered its fifth day, Catholic clergy in both countries called for peace and an end to further bloodshed in …
