Gaza strip Archives

Gaza students defy daily challenges to do well in Catholic-run school

Catholic News Service, Global Church
Jun 10, 2018

The Rosary Sisters School in Gaza is one of the few lights in a dark time for Palestinians.

As Palestinian Christians flee Gaza, priest expresses grave concern

Catholic News Agency, Global Church
Apr 10, 2018

In the past six years the number of Christians in the Gaza Strip has plummeted from 4,500 to just 1,000, due to the harsh conditions under which they are living, according to the pastor of the territory’s sole Catholic church.

In Holy Land, U.S. bishops say building walls does no good

Catholic News Service, Global Church
Jan 22, 2018

Building walls, whether between Israel and the Palestinian territories or the United States and Mexico, can only serve to separate people and create more isolation, said Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo of Seattle.

Visiting bishops praise Gazans, but say Christian presence is shrinking

Catholic News Service, Global Church
Jan 17, 2018

Even when a situation is hopeless, people must not lose hope, Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town, South Africa, told parishioners at the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic parish.

New Hamas program softens language, but some goals remain

Associated Press, Global Church
May 2, 2017

Hamas, the Islamic militant group active in the Gaza strip, has toned-down it’s program by claiming independence from the Muslim Brotherhood and by changing the rhetoric surrounding Israel. The group has been forced into international isolation by Israel and Egypt since 2007.

Bishops visiting Holy Land: Christians must oppose Israeli settlements

Catholic News Service, Global Church
Jan 19, 2017

“As bishops, we implore Christians in our home countries to recognize our own responsibility for prayer, awareness and action,” reads a statement by bishops from the U.S., Canada and Europe who participated in the Holy Land Coordination January 14-19.