Readers’ Responses, Winter 2025
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Tag: Israel-Hamas war
Lebanon’s Hospitals Are on the Front Lines of War
Doctor Mikhael Gharios, a Maronite Catholic, serves patients at a hospital that he founded in Lebanon: ‘You cannot put a price on humanity.’
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Pope Calls for Investigation of Possible Genocide in Gaza
Pope Francis, in a book released on Sunday, calls on the international community to discern whether Israel’s war on Gaza shows “characteristics of genocide.”
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Charity Workers: Situation in Lebanon ‘Catastrophic’
Lebanese religious leaders and international aid workers decry Israeli attacks that have plunged the population into a humanitarian crisis.
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Pope Sends Letter to Middle East Encouraging Peace
‘I am with you,’ wrote Pope Francis to the people of the Middle East, in a letter shared Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Lebanese Cardinal Decries Attacks ‘Devoid of Humanity’
In his Sunday homily Sept. 22, the Lebanese Maronite patriarch expressed “profound sorrow” over the “devastating toll” of Israeli airstrikes.
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Caritas: Amid Devastation, Miracles Happen in Gaza
Relief among people sheltering in Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City as a missile fired by the Israeli army fails to detonate.
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Catholic Parish School in Gaza Reopens
Pastor of Holy Family parish organizes education, services and activities for his congregation under fire in Gaza.
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Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Condemns Israeli Attack
Israeli armed forces killed four at a Catholic school, Holy Family School, where hundreds of civilians seek shelter since the war broke out.
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CRS Says Aid Not Getting into Southern Gaza
The relief agency has been unable to deliver humanitarian aid to the southern area of the Gaza Strip since May 6, says its country director.
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Jerusalem Cardinal Visits Catholic Parish in Gaza
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa travels to Gaza for the first time since the conflict broke out last October.
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Caritas: Access to Aid in Gaza Should Not Be a ‘Bargaining Chip’
Caritas Poland says Israel’s escalation in Rafah is worsening the humanitarian crisis for people in Gaza caught in the crossfire.
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