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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.
Bahrain opens papal society for children
A Mass held in Bahrain’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia marked the launch of the Pontifical Holy Childhood Society in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. Source: Vatican News.
Camino project aims to highlight Lebanon’s rich religious heritage
Lebanon will soon have its own camino, according to the Association of Pilgrimages in Lebanon. Source: CNA.
Archbishop says massacre makes him doubt ‘sincerity’ of Syrian government
During a visit to Rome, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs reflected on the situation in Syria, following the recent massacres targeting the Alawite community on the western coast. Source: Vatican News.