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Popemobile converted into ambulance blocked from entering Gaza
Border restrictions have prevented a popemobile donated by Pope Francis and converted into an ambulance from entering Gaza. Source: CNA.
Australian bishops call for peace in Gaza
Australian bishops have echoed Pope Leo XIV’s pleas for peace in Gaza, and have called for urgent dialogue and for humanitarian aid to reach those in need. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Most Australians believe denial of aid to Palestinians ‘unjustifiable’
Australians overwhelmingly believe Israel’s deliberate blocking of aid into Gaza cannot be justified and that Australia should do more to ensure civilians have access to food, water and medicine, a new poll revealed. Source: Caritas Australia.
Pope calls for Gaza aid, end to hostilities in his first general audience
Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St Peter’s Square yesterday. Source: NCR Online.
Wong backs statement demanding Israel resume aid to Gaza
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined 22 international counterparts to demand Israel allow the full resumption of aid in Gaza, warning that Palestinians there are starving, exhausted and being deprived of essential supplies. Source: The Australian.
Caritas, CRA call for restoration of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Caritas Australia and Catholic Religious Australia have reaffirmed their call for an end to the suffering of civilians in Gaza, in line with Pope Leo XIV’s call for peace and the provision of humanitarian aid.
Australians donate more than $250,000 to Lebanon appeal
Australians have generously provided more than $250,000 to an appeal to support the people of Lebanon, following the Israeli–Hezbollah conflict. Source: ACBC.
Popemobile to be turned into mobile health clinic for Gaza
One of Pope Francis’s popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of the Pope’s final wishes, the Vatican says. Source: Yahoo News.
Wong joins calls for probe into killing of 15 Palestinian aid workers in Gaza
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a “thorough investigation” into the killing of 15 Palestinian emergency workers in Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire on their convoy. Source: The Australian.