Israel

Pope Leo XIV appealed for restraint and renewed the church’s calls for nuclear disarmament and peaceful dialogue.

(OSV News) — Canada’s Catholic bishops are reminding faithful of “the urgent need to pray for peace” as tensions in the Middle East rise following an exchange of strikes between Israel …

Faith, fear and frustration are all at work following an overnight June 12 strike by Israel on nuclear and military sites in Iran, a Jesuit priest based in Jerusalem told …

Two leading U.S. Catholic bishops called for “renewed vigilance and action” against antisemitism following the May 21 killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers.

Catholic bishops are calling for prayer after two Israeli Embassy staff members were slain late May 21 outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.

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.

Because of the quiet and heroic intervention of a Polish priest, Andrew Jampoler’s life was saved just as it began.

(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 …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The negotiations on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the first release of hostages to begin Jan. 19 are seen as an “encouraging sign of peace,” …

(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 …