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Jerusalem Church leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire

Oct 17, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV decries ‘unacceptable conditions’ in Gaza, urges release of hostages

Sep 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV said he was closely following the impact of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 600,000... Read more

Pope Leo XIV urges “full respect for humanitarian law” amid a food crisis in Gaza  in his address following the Angelus prayer on July 27, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV urges ‘full respect for humanitarian law’ in Gaza

Jul 27, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV called for peace negotiations and respect for humanitarian law in Gaza, 10 days after an Israeli strike... Read more

Joseph Hazboun, the regional director at the Pontifical Mission in the Jerusalem field office, speaks to Tara Mergener on “EWTN News Nightly” on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Director of Jerusalem Pontifical Mission assesses situation in Gaza after church attack

Jul 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Joseph Hazboun, director of the Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, spoke with “EWTN News Nightly” on July 18 about the situation... Read more

A view of the damage to Holy Family Church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said the strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two and injured several people, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building.

Pope urges immediate ceasefire after deadly attack on Catholic parish in Gaza

Jul 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope... Read more

People gather at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family on Palm Sunday in al-Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on March 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.

UN delegation makes surprise visit to Catholic parish in Gaza

Jul 2, 2025

By Junno Arocho Esteves

A United Nations delegation made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Holy Family Parish, the only Latin-rite Catholic Church in... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, in an interview with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, emphasized that the Catholic Church in the Holy Land must remain “open”: “The Church must remain open and accessible to all. This is absolutely essential. Everyone must be able to reach us, we must be a point of connection for everyone.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa in the Holy Land: ‘The Church must be a point of connection for everyone’

Jun 24, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem,... Read more