Philos Catholic rapidly losing support after director criticizes Catholic leaders for condemning Israeli strike on Gaza parish

Philos Catholic rapidly losing support after director criticizes Catholic leaders for condemning Israeli strike on Gaza parish

Philos Catholic, a Catholic initiative under the Philos Project that “seeks to positively engage Catholics… with the people of the Holy Land,” is facing fierce backlash… The post Philos Catholic rapidly losing support after director criticizes Catholic leaders for condemning Israeli strike on Gaza parish appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Bishops in South Africa Decry Attack on “tiny Christian population” in Gaza after Israeli Strike on Catholic Parish

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have denounced the July 17 accidental Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza, killing at lease three people, and leaving scores injured, inlcuding a Catholic Priest. In their statement on July 18, the Catholic Bishops in South Africa condemned the assault on Gaza’s only Catholic Parish as unjustifiable, particularly in light of the country's already small and…

Gaza's Catholic pastor asks for prayers after fatal strike

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (OSV News) — Father Gabriel Romanelli, lightly injured in the leg during the Israeli military strike on the Holy Family Parish compound in the Gaza Strip July 17 told L’Osservatore Romano that what happened in the parish was “terrible” and that “the situation continues to be very serious.” He asked the universal church community for prayers: “let’s try to convince the whole world to end this war,” he said. In a statement is…