israel Palestine Conflict Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/israel-palestine-conflict/ England and Wales Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:09:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png israel Palestine Conflict Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/israel-palestine-conflict/ 32 32 174395915 Pope: ‘Let’s work together for peace in the Holy Land’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-lets-work-together-for-peace-in-the-holy-land/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-lets-work-together-for-peace-in-the-holy-land/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 09:31:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=87557 “My heart is close to you, to the Holy Land, to all the peoples who inhabit it, Israelis and Palestinians, and I pray that the desire for peace may prevail in all. I want you to know that you are close to my heart and to the heart of the Church.” Pope Francis sent those […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-lets-work-together-for-peace-in-the-holy-land/feed/ 0 87557 Patriarch Pizzaballa fears long war in Gaza, calls for ceasefire https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-pizzaballa-fears-long-war-in-gaza-calls-for-ceasefire/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-pizzaballa-fears-long-war-in-gaza-calls-for-ceasefire/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:26:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=80809 Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, is saddened, but not entirely surprised, by the horror taking place in Israel and Gaza, because he himself had long predicted an escalation of tension, though not to this extent. The new Cardinal, who returned to Jerusalem on 10 October, fears that the war will prove to be […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/patriarch-pizzaballa-fears-long-war-in-gaza-calls-for-ceasefire/feed/ 0 80809 Ceasefire in Gaza holds after days of violence https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ceasefire-in-gaza-holds-after-days-of-violence/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ceasefire-in-gaza-holds-after-days-of-violence/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:43:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=66622 People in Gaza were on Monday counting the cost of 56 hours of violence which began when Israeli airstrikes hit a senior Islamic Jihad commander. At least 44 people were killed, including 15 children, and hundreds more were wounded in the raids which Israel said was a pre-emptive strike against an attack planned by the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ceasefire-in-gaza-holds-after-days-of-violence/feed/ 0 66622 Anglican Bishop and Catholic Bishop call on government to take rights-based approach to peace-making in Israel-Palestine conflict https://www.cbcew.org.uk/anglican-catholic-bishops-write-to-govt-israel-palestine-conflict/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/anglican-catholic-bishops-write-to-govt-israel-palestine-conflict/#respond Thu, 20 May 2021 10:31:31 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=56302 The Anglican Bishop of Southwark and the Catholic Bishop of Clifton have written to the British government to reinforce the calls of Christian leaders in the Holy Land for the international community to help end the human rights violations and unjustifiable violence of recent days which harms all people, and which will have long lasting […]

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