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Pope prays with bereaved families amid ongoing turmoil in Lebanon
Pope Francis has met with 30 relatives of victims of the 2020 Beirut Port explosion in a private audience at the Vatican, expressing his sorrow and closeness with families suffering due to the ongoing political turmoil in Lebanon. Source: CNA.
Vatican urges Iran to avoid escalating Middle East conflict
As the world braces for Iran to retaliate for the assassination of a Hamas leader who was staying in the Iranian capital, the Vatican Secretary of State has pleaded with the country’s new president not to escalate the Middle East conflict. Source: OSV News.
Pray for end to discrimination in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Pope
Pope Francis has condemned violence and discrimination based on religion and asked people to pray for its end in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan. Source: OSV News.
Increased hostilities compound Lebanon’s economic crisis
Caritas Australia has launched its Lebanon Emergency Appeal in response to an economic crisis that the World Bank has identified as one of the worst in 150 years.
Disaster averted after missile that struck Gaza church failed to detonate
A potentially devastating incident was narrowly averted when a missile failed to detonate upon impact on a hall attached to the Greek Orthodox Church of St Porphyrius in Gaza City. Source: Caritas Australia.
South Australian runs lifeline to Gaza
Jodie Clark has quite possibly the toughest job in the world. As head of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, she is responsible for delivering food, medicine, fuel and other supplies to more than 2 million Palestinians. Source: The Southern Cross.
Leaders call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined with his counterparts from Canada and New Zealand to urge Israel to implement an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Patriarch asks Christians to stay in the Holy Land despite difficulties
With the Gaza war nearing its one-year mark, Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch has urged Christians to stay, and has asked for prayers amid what he has called an “objectively intolerable” situation. Source: Crux.
Chaldean bishops call for two-state solution in Holy Land
Wrapping up their annual Synod in Baghdad, the Chaldean bishops of Iraq expressed their deep concern over the impact of the war in Gaza on the entire region, and reaffirmed a two-state solution as the only way for a lasting peace. Source: Vatican News.