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The federal government shutdown stretched into its third day with indications it would continue after lawmakers once again failed to pass a spending bill. 

President Donald Trump on Oct. 3 called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to the release of its Israeli hostages, pending negotiation of the details. 

Inon and his siblings issued a joint statement rejecting revenge in the name of their parents and spoke out about the deaths of civilians in Gaza.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused “so much terror, destruction and death.” “I plead for all hostages …

The U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace chairman warns renewed war in the Gaza Strip will have “dire consequences” for the Holy Land.

(OSV News) — Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called on Christian pilgrims to return to the region following the implementation of  the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. A joint …

Good evening and Merry Christmas!  Hope you are having a blessed Christmas octave and that the joy of celebrating the Child Jesus is with you and yours. Catch up on …

(OSV News) — With a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon barely holding, as both sides accuse each other of violations, hopes for even a fragile peace seem impossible for those …

(OSV News) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for “fervent prayer” to end the violence in the Holy Land, as the Israel-Hamas war nears …

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The celebration of the Jewish New Year this Oct. 2-4 took place just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and just …