Gaza

Seeking peace in Palestine

a few days ago, i was at the home of some jewish friends in jerusalem for a seder meal. it was also the first friday of ramadan, as well as ...
Rev Carrie Ballenger

Pope and Holy Land Church leaders announce day of prayer for peace

rome – with the war in gaza morphing into a full-blown regional conflict as the first anniversary of hostilities approaches, the church’s le...
Elise Allen

Diary from Jerusalem

nothing prepared me for the booms that shook the building and bounced me out of bed. i had been sleeping in my room at the notre dame of jer...
Michael J. La Civita

Thirty Christians killed in Israel's war with Hamas, say church sources

a total of 30 christians have lost their lives because of the conflict in gaza, according to church sources. out of about 1,000 christians r...
Amy Balog

Seeds of hope in a barren wasteland

the vanishing: faith, loss, and the twilight of christianity in the land of the prophets by janine di giovanni publicaffairs, £22.99, 272 pa...
Gerard Russell

Fears mount for Christians in Gaza

fears are mounting over the future of christians in gaza following an outbreak of war between israel and the terror group hamas, with one ca...
Simon Caldwell

A whale of a time: the divine comedy of the Book of Jonah

right at the beginning of the book of jonah, the reluctant prophet is instructed by god to go and preach to the pagan inhabitants of nineveh...
Gabriele Finaldi

Mother Teresa’s nuns struggle to care for sick in small convent near embattled Gaza hospital

mumbai – near gaza’s embattled al-shifa hospital, three nuns of mother teresa’s missionaries of charity are currently struggling to support ...
Nirmala Carvalho

Don't let war force you from Holy Land, Franciscan leader tells friars

rome – the leader of the worldwide franciscan order, has appealed to his fellow franciscans to stay put in the holy land despite rising tens...
Elise Allen

King Charles is perfectly positioned to come to the defence of Christians in Jerusalem

the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem, his beatitude theophilos iii, and the anglican archbishop of jerusalem, the most reverend dr hosa...
Melanie McDonagh