Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda fears a possible escalation in the conflict will end up unleashing a wave of migration in the Holy Land.
The bishops called for the immediate release of Luis Manuel Díaz, the kidnapped father of Colombian soccer star Luis Díaz, who plays for England’s Liverpool team.
The Unions of Superiors and Superiors General have organized a workshop with the aim of “creating a culture of protection within religious congregations.”
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa explained that it is “charity and prayer” that have animated the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem “in times of extreme hardship.”
The children's rosary initiative began in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2005.
Archbishop Ulises Gutiérrez said the primary elections on Sunday “were an opportunity to show the world ... there is a united people that wants change.”