Palestine

As a peace deal nears, Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Gaza City’s Catholic parish, said the entire Gaza Strip has experienced a “tsunami” of destruction.

With the start of the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Gaza, Pope Leo XIV prayed for a just and lasting peace that respects all people.

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

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

The Trump administration on July 22 said the U.S. would withdraw from UNESCO, a group that has partnered with the Holy See on development and cultural projects.

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.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called for “harsh consequences” against Israeli settlers who attacked a church in the West Bank village of Taybeh.

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

(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) — As the Israel-Hamas war edges toward the one-year mark, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem is calling on the faithful to pray for peace while observing the Assumption …