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Destroyed buildings are seen inside the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, Jan. 13, 2025. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.)

Gaza pastor says pope called, rejects Trump beach resort proposal

Apr 9
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Palestinians grieve over the bodies of their relatives, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, as they prepare for burial at a hospital in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Catholic aid agency condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza

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Erbil archbishop named in federal lawsuit targeting Iraqi mob

Mar 29
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A body is brought to the hospital in the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Catholic charity condemns Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza Strip

Mar 18
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Medics evacuate a wounded man during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Credit: Majdi Mohammed/AP.)

Bishops say Israel-Gaza peace agreement give an ‘uncertain road’ to recovery

Jan 24
Charles Collins

Pope Francis at General Audience, Jan. 22, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Francis speaks to Catholics in Gaza parish after ceasefire

Jan 22
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Palestinians flee their neighborhood in Gaza on Nov. 8, 2023. (Credit: Associated Press.)

Scottish Catholic aid agency says help is needed quickly after Gaza ceasefire

Jan 22
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Two men walk near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.)

Holy Land Catholic leaders: End of the war is not end of the conflict

Jan 17
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviews the honor guard at the Lebanese Parliament in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Lebanon needs health Christian community, ambassador to Vatican says

Jan 15
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Top Vatican diplomat seeks to mediate peace in the Middle East

Jan 14
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