Pope Francis and Israel - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:35:50 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pope Francis and Israel - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope Francis, Jerusalem patriarch react to violence between Israel and Hamas https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/10/09/pope-francis-jerusalem-patriarch-react-to-violence-between-israel-and-hamas/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:50:29 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=164695 Pope Francis and the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem have responded to the sudden outbreak of conflict in Israel and Palestine over the weekend. The pope said at the end of a public address on Sunday he is following the violence "with apprehension and sorrow" and issued an appeal to "please stop weapons attacks!" The head Read more

Pope Francis, Jerusalem patriarch react to violence between Israel and Hamas... Read more]]> Pope Francis and the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem have responded to the sudden outbreak of conflict in Israel and Palestine over the weekend.

The pope said at the end of a public address on Sunday he is following the violence "with apprehension and sorrow" and issued an appeal to "please stop weapons attacks!"

The head of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, called for a de-escalation of the situation in a statement Oct 7.

"The continuing bloodshed and declarations of war remind us once again of the urgent need to find a lasting and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in this land," he said.

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