Gaza

at the start of february both dries van agt, a catholic former dutch prime minister, and his wife chose to die together through euthanasia.&...

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amid the plethora of public utterances on the wrongs and rights of israel’s military action in gaza, those of several key vatican officials ...

PeterOppenheimer

"the spirit drove jesus out into the wilderness and he remained there for forty days, and was tempted by satan. he was with the wild beasts,...

Fr David Howell

filled as they are with stories about vengeful israelites in conflict with their neighbours, it takes little effort these days to find sensi...

Michael White

no nativity play would be complete without the three kings, central characters in the tale of christ’s birth. almost as well known as the ch...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

yaoundè, cameroon – as a deadly conflict continues to rage in sudan, catholic bishops both inside the country and in neighbouring south suda...

Ngala Chimtom

the island of rhodes, in the aegean sea, has always been a gateway between east and west. as the parish priest here for the past 23 years, i...

Luke Gregory OFM

at the end of a year marked by the outbreak of fresh wars and by various personal health crises, pope francis at christmas offered a message...

Elise Ann Allen

bethlehem's main square is bereft its usual festive splendour and twinkling red, green and white lights. usually bustling this time of year ...

MariamElsayehIbrahim

up to 90 per cent of the population of southern lebanon’s christian villages have left their homes since october to seek safety from daily r...

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