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Israel-Gaza Conflict

A man carries the body of of a 10-year-old Palestinian girl during her funeral in the southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 24, 2026. She was shot in the back while eating inside her family's tent and later died at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, according to medics and relatives. A network of Catholic priests in Africa has become the latest group to declare genocide in Gaza, as the United Nations reports continuing airstrikes, deaths and injuries, amid a shaky ceasefire in the area. (OSV News photo/Ramadan Abed, Reuters)

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More than 2,200 Catholic priests worldwide declare Gaza crisis a genocide

Fredrick Nzwili|Sep 3, 2026|3 Min Read

Mourners react as they attend a funeral Dec. 3, 2025, in Gaza City for Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli airstrike at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital. Late July 29, 2026, an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment directly adjacent to the CNEWA-supported hospital in the center of Gaza City damaged hospital facilities. (OSV News photo/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters)

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Israeli airstrike damages Catholic-backed hospital in Gaza City

OSV News|Jul 31, 2026|3 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to a meeting in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 6, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo discusses Gaza, peace with Palestinian president

Cindy Wooden|Nov 6, 2025|2 Min Read

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, attends a press conference in Jerusalem July 22, 2025, after a trip to the Gaza Strip where he visited the Holy Family Parish compound, which was shelled by Israel. (OSV News photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters)

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Latin Patriarch reacts to first phase of peace deal

Madalaine Elhabbal|Oct 16, 2025|3 Min Read

Palestinians collect aid supplies from trucks that entered the Gaza Strip, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City, Oct. 12, 2025. (OSV News photo/Ramadan Abed, Reuters)

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Gaza pastor reflects on 'tsunami' of destruction after historic deal

Paulina Guzik|Oct 13, 2025|6 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at the White House in Washington Sept. 29, 2025. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

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Trump peace plan to end Israel-Hamas war in Gaza met with cautious optimism, skepticism

Kate Scanlon|Oct 1, 2025|6 Min Read

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen amid a hunger crisis in the central Gaza Strip July 29, 2025. Despite daunting odds, Catholic Relief Services and its on-the-ground partners have managed to deliver aid to 1.7 million people in Gaza since 2023, according to new data. (OSV News photo/Hatem Khaled, Reuters)

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Ambassadors call attention to starving Israeli hostages, Gazan civilians

Cindy Wooden|Aug 7, 2025|3 Min Read

Father Igino Sistilli (left) and Father Miguel Pérez Jiménez. (Submitted photos)

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How two priests in the Holy Land serve Catholics amid three wars

Pablo Kay|Jul 31, 2025|7 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors ahead of the Angelus prayer in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 20, 2025. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Pope condemns Israel's attack on Gaza church, speaks with Palestine president

Carol Glatz|Jul 21, 2025|4 Min Read

The Vatican City flag flies July 18, 2025, at Holy Family Church in Gaza City which was hit in an Israeli strike July 17. (OSV News photo/Khamis Al-Rifi, Reuters)

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World leaders 'appalled' by Gaza church attack, amid calls between Vatican, Tel Aviv and Washington

Judith Sudilovsky|Jul 18, 2025|5 Min Read

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III visit the area around the Holy Family Church in Gaza City July 18, 2025, the day after it was struck by the Israeli army in a deadly attack. (CNS photo/courtesy Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)

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Patriarchs' message on Gaza visit: Gaza's community will not be abandoned or forgotten

Judith Sudilovsky|Jul 18, 2025|4 Min Read

A man prays during sunset, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Ashkelon, Israel, Jan. 8, 2024. (OSV News photo/Amir Cohen, Reuters)

The haunting questions of a Palestinian ‘rapture’ novel

Msgr. Richard Antall|Jul 16, 2025|5 Min Read

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