Priests, Nuns March to Vatican to Demand End to ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
The Priests Against Genocide network said it now includes more than 2,500 priests and bishops from five continents.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, about 150 Catholic clergy including nuns and a bishop marched to the Basilica at the Vatican, calling for an end to what they termed "genocide" in Gaza.
- Members of the "Priests Against Genocide" network, which includes more than 2,500 clergy from five continents, organized the demonstration carrying a shroud bearing the names of 300 Palestinian and Lebanese children organizers say were killed by the Israeli military.
- After praying at the Basilica, demonstrators moved to the Palestinian and Lebanese embassies, then gathered at the Rome headquarters of Italian defense manufacturer Leonardo SpA to continue their protest.
- Gaza health officials report more than 73,000 Palestinians have died in the conflict, which Israel launched after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians.
- Israel strongly denies accusations of genocide, asserting it attempts to avoid civilian harm and blames Hamas for operating in densely populated areas, though some experts have investigated whether a genocide occurred.
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A long shroud with 330 names, referred to by the network as those of Palestinian and Lebanese children killed after the respective ceasefire, crossed Rome in the march of about one hundred priests from eight countries. The procession of the network "Priests against the Genocide," started on September 22 from Santo Spirito in Sassia, passed through the Conciliation and reached the seat of Leonardo in Piazza Monte Grappa, with olive branches, kefi…
The march of priests for Palestinian children killed
ABOUT 150 Catholic priests and nuns protested outside the Vatican, calling the conflict in Gaza a genocide.
Rome, Sep 22 (EFE).- Some 200 priests from various parts of the world who were accompanied by nuns and other demonstrators marched on Tuesday through the streets of Rome until they arrived before the Vatican to denounce the "genocide" Israel is committing in Gaza and to demand that the silence be broken.The march [...] The entry Some 200 priests march before the Vatican against the "genocide" in Gaza was first published in HolaNews.
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ROME (AP) — Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world marched to the Vatican and prayed Tuesday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica to call for an end to what they called the “genocide” in Gaza. The protesters carried a banner down the main boulevard leading to the […]
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