Gaza

(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. …

Amid the Israel-Hamas war in the nearby Gaza Strip, one Catholic-run orphanage in Bethlehem offers a refuge of love and stability.

The images coming out of the besieged Gaza Strip urge us to exclaim in the loudest possible voice: Enough!

A Carlo Acutis mosaic in Chicago, a scooter-riding catechist in Singapore and more in this weekly roundup.

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — An Israel Defense Forces investigation concluded that the strike on the Holy Family Parish compound on July 17 was the result of an accidental mortar round that …

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 …

The humanitarian tragedy in the Gaza Strip and the need for urgent assistance were part of discussions between Pope Leo XVI and Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine and the Palestinian …

Father Gabriel Romanelli said Israel’s strike on his Holy Family Parish in Gaza City was “terrible” as Cardinal Parolin called Gaza’s situation “unbearable.”

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “barbarity of war” and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored. …

Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and others across the nation are offering material and spiritual aid to those …