As military tensions change character in the Middle East, the Bishop of the Armed Forces in the UK says the Catholic Church is “committed to providing pastoral and spiritual care” to the military during a visit to personnel based in Qatar.
In the last year, both the United Kingdom and the United States have changed leaders who have different views on international affairs than their predecessors.
This has happened as Syria sees a change to a new government linked to Islamists and Israel and Hamas finally achieved a ceasefire to the war started by the Gaza-based surprise attack in Israel that led to the death of 1,200 Israelis. The ensuing conflict in Gaza left over 60,000 Palestinians dead.
