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Religious sister pleas for relief for Gaza
One of the last remaining religious sisters in the Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza has appealed “for peace, for respect and for human rights”. Source: The Tablet.
Türkiye-Syria earthquake victims remembered a year after tragedy
Today marks one year since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Syria and Türkiye, followed by another of similar strength just hours later, killing more than 50,000 people. Source: Caritas Australia.
Caritas warns cutting aid funding will worsen humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Caritas Australia says the humanitarian crisis in Gaza will escalate without adequate aid funding, after Australia and other Western countries suspended aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
Jerusalem Church official says Gaza situation ‘extremely catastrophic’
The situation in the Gaza Strip is “extremely catastrophic” and people are dying not only from violence but from preventable illnesses, the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Sako appeals for Church unity to save Iraq’s Christian population
The head of the Chaldean Church has accused Iraqi politicians and bishops of inaction and corruption amid the “ceaseless exodus” of the country’s Christian population. Source: The Tablet.
Caritas Australia responds to Gaza famine warning
After 100 days of conflict in the Israel-Hamas war, the entire population of Gaza faces a growing risk of famine, says Caritas Australia.
In the midst of war in Gaza, children receive First Holy Communion
In the midst of war and suffering, the Catholic faithful of Holy Family Parish in northern Gaza continue to walk in the light of faith, with eight children receiving their First Holy Communion on January 7. Source: CNA.
Israeli army denies targeting Gaza church
Following attacks on Christians in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces on Saturday, including the reported killing of two women, the Israeli Defence Forces said that it “takes claims regarding harm to sensitive sites with the utmost seriousness”. Source: NCR Online.
Pope condemns attacks on civilians in Gaza
Pope Francis yesterday issued a heartfelt appeal for an end to the “terrorism” of war, condemning a reported Israeli military attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Parish, which killed two women and destroyed a Missionaries of Charity convent. Source: Vatican News.