Considered one of the largest non-nuclear blasts history, the explosion was set off by 2,750 tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate in the port’s silos.
Middle East
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“There is no electricity in Gaza other than (that provided by) solar (sources) and very limited generator power.”
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(OSV News) — Despite daunting odds, Catholic Relief Services and its on-the-ground partners have managed to deliver aid to 1.7 million people in Gaza since 2023, according to new data. …
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Catholic-run orphanage in Bethlehem offers a refuge of love, stability amid ongoing war
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsAmid the Israel-Hamas war in the nearby Gaza Strip, one Catholic-run orphanage in Bethlehem offers a refuge of love and stability.
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Father Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, who was injured July 17, shared his latest thoughts in a message to Aid to the Church in Need.
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The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has brought about fear and anxiety in the country and tested the faith of its small Catholic community, said Belgian Cardinal Dominique …
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“It is time to end this nonsense, end the war and put the common good of people as the top priority.”
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Syrian Christian leaders say Islamist government can’t protect them or Druze
by Dale Gavlakby Dale Gavlak“We are not minorities, we are part of Syria and have lived here for hundreds of years. We are the people of this land,” said Father Toni Butros.
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Parishioners of Gaza’s Holy Family Church are feeling “horror” and almost a sense of “desperation” after an Israeli tank shell struck the church, killing three elderly people …
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Gaza pastor recalls ‘terrible’ church attack; Parolin decries ‘unbearable’ war
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsFather Gabriel Romanelli said Israel’s strike on his Holy Family Parish in Gaza City was “terrible” as Cardinal Parolin called Gaza’s situation “unbearable.”
