During an EWTN News interview, Bishop William Shomali said the situation in the West Bank continues to be ‘critical.’

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa brings aid to Strip with Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem; Netanyahu holds lengthy phone call with Pope Leo XIV

This morning, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the Compound of the Holy Family in Gaza, belonging to the Latin Patriarchate, wa

Catholic and Orthodox leaders united in condemning the Israeli strike on Gaza's Holy Family Church, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

The Israeli military acknowledged that the strike on Thursday, in which a tank shell hit the church, was a 'mistake.' Meanwhile, its airstrikes continue to kill dozens of civilians every day in the besieged enclave.

Top church leaders visited Gaza yesterday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell on Thursday. The attack killed three people and wounded 10, including a priest who had developed a close friendship with the late Pope Francis.

The patriarchate stressed that it was praying for the repose of the souls of the dead and for an end to what it called this 'barbaric war.'

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in a July 14 statement, called on the Israeli government to hold those responsible to account.