U.S. Bishops Ask for ‘Intense Prayers’ for Hamas-Israel Peace Amid Gaza’s ‘Disastrous’ Conditions

U.S. Bishops Ask for ‘Intense Prayers’ for Hamas-Israel Peace Amid Gaza’s ‘Disastrous’ Conditions

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U.S. bishops ask for ‘intense prayers’ for Hamas-Israel peace amid Gaza’s ‘disastrous’ conditions - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

In response to President Donald Trump’s announcement last week of a deal between the U.S.-led Board of Peace, Israel, and Hamas, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called for “intense prayers” for the deal’s success as Gaza faces a worsening humanitarian crisis. In an Aug. 3 statement, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, said he is “heartened by news of an agreement …

U.S. bishops ask for ‘intense prayers’ for Hamas-Israel peace

In response to President Donald Trump’s announcement last week of a deal between the U.S.-led Board of Peace, Israel, and Hamas, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called for “intense prayers” for the deal’s success as Gaza faces a worsening humanitarian crisis.In an Aug. 3 statement, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, said he is “heartened by news of an agreement w…