Pray and Fast for Gaza – Bishops - The Irish Catholic

Why Are Veterans and Allies Fasting for Gaza?

Last Thursday, May 22, a coalition named Veterans and Allies Fast for Gaza kicked off a 40-day fast outside the United Nations in Manhattan in protest against the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. Military veterans and allies pledged to fast for 40 days on only 250 calories per day, the amount recently reported as what the residents of Gaza are enduring. The fasters are demanding: 1) Full humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN authority, and 2) N…

Praying for Peace - Killaloe Diocese

Prayer for Peace “It appears that humanity has lost its heart” – Irish Bishops Irish Bishops meeting in Maynooth today offered prayers for peace in the Holy Land, for Ukraine, Sudan and in other troubled parts of the world.  In particular, bishops discussed the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, stating: “From all over Ireland, parishioners are reporting their horror and helplessness on seeing images of death and communal destruction in Gaza.  …

Pray and fast for Gaza – bishops - The Irish Catholic

Irish bishops have called for the faithful to pray and fast for Gaza as parishioners voice their “horror and helplessness” witnessing the “destruction”. The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s standing committee has urged people to “pray for an outpouring of the compassion of God on a heartless world” throughout the month of June, following a meeting… The post Pray and fast for Gaza – bishops appeared first on The Irish Catholic.