Tag: Middle East
Gaza Christians mark Palm Sunday with hope amid ongoing hardships
(OSV News): In an unexpected sign of hope in the Holy Land, Gaza City Christians…
Oil sticker shock exposes cost of war on Philippine poor
MANILA (LiCAS News): The National Council of Churches in the Philippines [NCCP] called on the…
Israeli government U-turns after outrage over blocking of holy site access in Jerusalem
(OSV News): Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, quickly reversed a controversial police action on March…
Israeli authorities halt Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s holiest site
(OSV News): Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo,…
Catholic bishops of Global South call for treaty to end fossil fuels
(LiCAS News): Catholic bishops from Africa, Asia and Latin America have called on governments to…
Philippine bishop calls for the formation of leaders who challenge unjust systems
NAGA (LiCAS News): Speaking at the national conference of the Association of Catholic Universities of…
Appeal for Holy See to help protect Lebanon’s Christians amid escalating violence
(RVA News): As renewed conflict continues to escalate in southern Lebanon, the country’s foreign minister,…
