Given that the Vatican “gay lobby” story was back in the air this week, it may be hard for some to fathom that anything else is cooking on the church beat. Yet there is real news out there, including this: A new threat has emerged to the Christian community in the Gaza Strip, estimated at just 3,000 Read more
Christians in Gaza face a new threat as the Hamas government has decided to ban coeducational schools. This means the five Christian schools on the strip, two Catholic and three Protestant, may have to close — even though they serve a largely Muslim population. National Catholic Reporter correspondent John Allen points out that the distorting Read more
“We have been living in an atmosphere of tension . . . . Attacks and retaliations have been going on practically non-stop. All activities have been interrupted. People are scared . . . . This description of life in Gaza under bombardment comes from a sister of the Congregation of the Incarnate Word, which is Read more