Gaza Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/international/countries/gaza/ England and Wales Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:14:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Gaza Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/international/countries/gaza/ 32 32 174395915 Fr Romanelli: Gaza’s humanitarian crisis ‘beyond disastrous’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-romanelli-gazas-humanitarian-crisis-beyond-disastrous/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-romanelli-gazas-humanitarian-crisis-beyond-disastrous/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:25:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119593 A Vatican News article in which Fr Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Gaza’s Holy Family Church, appeals for urgent international action as worsening shortages of fuel, transport and basic necessities push the humanitarian crisis in the Strip ‘beyond disastrous.’ The parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Fr Gabriel Romanelli, has renewed his […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-romanelli-gazas-humanitarian-crisis-beyond-disastrous/feed/ 0 119593 Cardinal Pizzaballa: To achieve peace, we must listen to others’ pain https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-pizzaballa-to-achieve-peace-we-must-listen-to-others-pain/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-pizzaballa-to-achieve-peace-we-must-listen-to-others-pain/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:25:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=112506 Gaza remains under Israeli bombardment, even just hours ago. It is crucial to move toward phase two of the United States’ plan, leading to a political process aimed at achieving a two-state solution. After the Security Council’s adoption of the resolution, the United Nations has committed itself to pressing forward and “translating diplomatic momentum into […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-pizzaballa-to-achieve-peace-we-must-listen-to-others-pain/feed/ 0 112506 Patriarch Pizzaballa: A new language and new witnesses for a narrative of peace https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-pizzaballa-a-new-language-and-new-witnesses-for-a-narrative-of-peace/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-pizzaballa-a-new-language-and-new-witnesses-for-a-narrative-of-peace/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:43:49 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111329 The hopes of building lasting peace in the Holy Land, the difficulties in Gaza and the West Bank, and the sense of community expressed in public demonstrations that have brought people together in the name of human dignity were among the topics touched upon by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who was […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-pizzaballa-a-new-language-and-new-witnesses-for-a-narrative-of-peace/feed/ 0 111329 Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issue statement on ceasefire in Gaza https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarchs-and-heads-of-the-churches-in-jerusalem-issue-statement-on-ceasefire-in-gaza/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarchs-and-heads-of-the-churches-in-jerusalem-issue-statement-on-ceasefire-in-gaza/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:31:55 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111317 On Tuesday, 14 October, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement recognising the collective goodwill internationally that they hope will bring a lasting peace to a suffering region. Statement “[The Almighty] makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarchs-and-heads-of-the-churches-in-jerusalem-issue-statement-on-ceasefire-in-gaza/feed/ 0 111317 Cardinal calls faithful to prayer for peace in Gaza and the Holy Land during Eucharistic Festival https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-calls-faithful-to-prayer-for-peace-in-gaza-and-the-holy-land-during-eucharistic-festival/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-calls-faithful-to-prayer-for-peace-in-gaza-and-the-holy-land-during-eucharistic-festival/#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111161 Catholics from around the world have taken up Pope Leo’s call to come together to pray the Rosary for peace in the world’s conflict zones with a particular focus on an end to the war in Gaza. In the Church’s calendar, October is dedicated to the Rosary. In Rome, the weekend of 11-12 October marks […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-calls-faithful-to-prayer-for-peace-in-gaza-and-the-holy-land-during-eucharistic-festival/feed/ 0 111161 Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem on the first phase of Gaza peace agreement https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-on-phase-one-of-gaza-peace-plan/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-on-phase-one-of-gaza-peace-plan/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:04:24 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111040 The following press release from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem was issued on Thursday, 9 October, in response to the news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan with a view to ending the war in Gaza. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomes with joy the announcement of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-on-phase-one-of-gaza-peace-plan/feed/ 0 111040 Cardinal Parolin on 7 October, Gaza: Human beings are not collateral damage https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-parolin-on-7-october-gaza-human-beings-are-not-collateral-damage/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-parolin-on-7-october-gaza-human-beings-are-not-collateral-damage/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:31:55 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110940 The Holy See Secretary of State speaks to Vatican Media on the second anniversary of Hamas’s ‘inhuman’ attack on Israel, which unleashed the destruction of the Gaza Strip. He says that what is happening in Gaza is ‘inhuman’, and that he’s struck by the turnout at peace marches. He adds that antisemitism is a cancer […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-parolin-on-7-october-gaza-human-beings-are-not-collateral-damage/feed/ 0 110940 Support a narrative that “builds rather than destroys,” says Latin Patriarch as we pray for an end to the war in Gaza https://www.cbcew.org.uk/latin-patriarch-message-041025/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/latin-patriarch-message-041025/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:29:47 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110878 As people around the world hold their collective breath at the prospect of an end to the war in Gaza, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has released a message of hope and profound Christian witness to the people of his diocese – a territory that covers Palestine and Israel (excluding […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/latin-patriarch-message-041025/feed/ 0 110878 Cardinal joins Church leaders in calling for an end to the war in Gaza https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-joins-church-leaders-in-calling-for-an-end-to-the-war-in-gaza/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-joins-church-leaders-in-calling-for-an-end-to-the-war-in-gaza/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:15:14 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110307 President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, and other Church leaders in calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of all hostages and prisoners after Israel launched its major ground offensive in Gaza City. In […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-joins-church-leaders-in-calling-for-an-end-to-the-war-in-gaza/feed/ 0 110307 Pope renews appeal for Gaza ceasefire: Inviolable human dignity of all must be respected https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-renews-appeal-for-gaza-ceasefire-inviolable-human-dignity-of-all-must-be-respected/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-renews-appeal-for-gaza-ceasefire-inviolable-human-dignity-of-all-must-be-respected/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:52:25 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110321 At the conclusion of his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV expresses his “deepest” sympathy for the people of Gaza. He renews his appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, a diplomatic solution to the crisis, and full respect for international humanitarian law. “I express my deepest sympathy to the Palestinian people in Gaza, […]

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