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Vatican confirms it will not join US-led Board of Peace
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has confirmed the Holy See would not join the United States-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza. Source: Vatican News.
Israeli Government clears Caritas to continue working in Gaza
Caritas Australia has welcomed news that the Israeli Government has confirmed that Caritas Jerusalem, as a local charity, is not subject to reregistration guidelines that would ban it from operating in Gaza.
Pope evaluating invite to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Pope Leo XIV is evaluating an invitation by United States President Donald Trump to join his “Board of Peace”, an international body chaired by Mr Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza, the Vatican Secretary of State said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Kuwait’s first church elevated to minor basilica
Kuwait’s Catholics witnessed a historic moment as Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, presided over Mass at Kuwait’s Our Lady of Arabia Church on Friday as it was raised to a minor basilica. Source: OSV News.
Cardinal calls for peaceful solutions to Iran crisis
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has called for peaceful solutions to the events unfolding in Iran, where he sees the population’s yearning for “peace, justice, and dignity”. Source: EWTN News.
Caritas scales up operations across Gaza
As a fragile ceasefire in Gaza enters its second month, Caritas Australia and partners remain committed to delivering life-saving assistance to communities devastated by years of conflict.
Popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children
A popemobile used by Pope Francis during his 2014 tour of the Holy Land has been transformed into a mobile health clinic for Gaza’s children, but Israeli authorities are yet to give permission for it to enter the war-ravaged strip. Source: ABC News.
US bishop ‘heartened’ by Trump plan to end Gaza war
A United States Maronite bishop says he is heartened by a United Nations move to approve President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip by installing international transitional governance and military forces there. Source: OSV News.
Mass celebrated at ancient Syrian shrine after 15-year silence
For the first time in over 15 years, the Maronite Church in Syria celebrated a solemn Mass at the ancient shrine of St Maron in the village of Brad, northwest of Aleppo. Source: CNA.