Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Welcomes Gaza Agreement As Step Toward Ending War

Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Welcomes Gaza Agreement As Step Toward Ending War

Courtesy photo Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks out at some of the destruction in Gaza. 'We hope this will be just the beginning of a new phase in which we start thinking, little by little, not about war but about how to rebuild.'

Cardinal in Jerusalem on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: ‘We Have to Not Delude Ourselves That Things Will be That Easy.’

Cardinal in Jerusalem on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: "We Have to Not Delude Ourselves That Things Will be That Easy." Cardinal of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem, who witnessed the catastrophe inside Gaza, speaks to CNN's Erin Burnett about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. This just in... 16 videos

Cardinal Pizzaballa welcomes initial Hamas Israel peace deal

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 phot/Ammar Awad, Reuters) The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed “with joy” the announcement of an initial agreement between Hamas and Israel in an 9 October statement, but also stressed the “absolute urg…

Holy Land patriarch welcomes announcement of initial peace deal 'with joy' as 'first step' - The Record Newspaper

Palestinian children celebrate in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire Oct. 9, 2025. (OSV News photo/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters) By Judith Sudilovsky , OSV News JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed “with joy” the announcement of an initial agreement between Hamas and Israel in an Oct. 9 statement, but al…

Holy Land patriarch welcomes announcement of initial peace deal 'with joy' as 'first step' - Catholic Review

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed “with joy” the announcement of an initial agreement between Hamas and Israel in an Oct. 9 statement, but also stressed the “absolute urgency” for the “immediate” and “unconditional” entry of humanitarian relief and sufficient aid into Gaza. The agreement anticipates an end to the two-year long war in Gaza and allows for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners i…