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October 16, 2023

Cardinal Pizzaballa: For Christians in Gaza, the great temptation is to look for a better future elsewhere

October 16, 2023

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the highest representative of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, happened to be in Italy on the day of Hamas’s attack on Israel and the beginning of this Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, he managed to return to Jerusalem a week ago, where he had left at the end

Pope praises Saint Thérèse’s emphasis on love over rigid interpretations of the faith

October 16, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis has pointed to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux as an authority on the so-called “hierarchy of truths” in a new document. To this end, he praised the French saint’s emphasis on love and childlike trust in God’s mercy in light of one’s own sins and flaws, saying this attitude takes prominence over

Israel protests pope’s language on Gaza, asks for ‘unequivocal’ condemnation of Hamas

October 16, 2023

ROME – Israel’s top diplomat has demanded that the Vatican issue a “clear and unequivocal” condemnation of the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas, after remarks from Pope Francis Sunday in which he called for “respect for humanitarian law” and the creation of humanitarian corridors to allow aid to reach the Gaza Strip. Israeli Foreign Minister