A week of concern over attacks on Christians in the Holy Land and the war in Ukraine will be accompanied by major Catholic events in Knock and Walsingham, while abortion and surrogacy remain prominent issues in the United States.
Christian village of Taybeh faces continuing settler attacks
The Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank continues to face attacks from Israeli settlers, with the intensity of the violence prompting the Israeli military last week to close the village to outsiders.
Some, including Bishop James Curry, have said it is “far from clear” that the move will achieve its intended objective.
