Middle East CRS head, eyewitness to Gaza Strip horrors, urges cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war (OSV News) — As the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month, ending hostilities “all around” to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has... Gina ChristianFebruary 2, 2024
Opinion OSV News Weekly Showcase | January 19, 2024 Good evening! After you raise a happy hour glass to St. Germanicus, a youth in Smyrna martyred in 155 after he refused to apostatize,... Maria WieringJanuary 19, 2024
Middle East Christians’ testimony in Gaza a ‘true miracle’ amid nonstop war, says Holy Land custos By Michael Kelly (OSV News) — In the shadow of darkness, eight children in Gaza City beamed with joy as they received their first... OSV NewsJanuary 16, 2024
Middle East Relocation of Palestinians cannot be a solution to Gaza crisis, US officials say (OSV News) — As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has insisted that Palestinians must not be pressured into leaving Gaza and must be... OSV NewsJanuary 10, 2024
World Despite difficult Christmas season in Bethlehem devoid of tourists, local Christians have hope BETHLEHEM, West Bank (OSV News) — Almost a year ago, Elia Khair and Jouline Salameh opened their own high-end tourist restaurant in Beit Sahour,... Judith SudilovskyDecember 22, 2023
Middle East Priest: Gaza Christians suffer much as Israeli strikes on strip continue but aren’t losing hope JERUSALEM (OSV News) — As the humanitarian crisis escalates in Gaza — amid tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered near Gaza’s border with Egypt,... Judith SudilovskyDecember 13, 2023
Middle East UPDATE: For most families with loved ones still held by Hamas, the painful wait continues By Rick Snizek TEL AVIV (OSV News) — It’s a nightmare scenario that no parent would ever want to experience. Fifty days after her... OSV NewsNovember 28, 2023
World Dominican Father on Israel-Gaza peace possibilities: ‘too many wounds on both sides’ By Caroline de Sury PARIS (OSV News) — It was only six days after he left the Holy Land when Father Jean-Jacques Pérennès learned... OSV NewsNovember 7, 2023
National As wars rage, Catholics in U.S. gather to pray, fast for peace PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — With close to 30 major wars and conflicts raging throughout the world — among them, the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s... Gina ChristianOctober 27, 2023
Spanish El Papa pide que no se impida la entrada de ayuda a Gaza y llama a la liberación de todos los rehenes CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — El Papa Francisco volvió a pedir la liberación de los rehenes secuestrados en Israel por militantes de Hamás y... Catholic News ServiceOctober 25, 2023