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July 30, 2014

Even with airstrike warnings, Gaza parish staff have nowhere to go

Smoke rises from Gaza City after an Israeli airstrike July 29. Violence escalated the previous night after an attempted unofficial truce for the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday crumbled.

JERUSALEM - When the staff at the lone Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip received text warnings to evacuate the premises, they had nowhere to go.

Published in International
July 21, 2014

No electricity, water: Caritas official to launch appeal for Gaza

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires toward the Gaza Strip July 18. Pope Francis telephoned Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas July 18, urging all sides to end hostilities and build peace.

JERUSALEM - The head of Caritas in Jerusalem said he would launch an international appeal to help with the Gaza Strip and would not wait until the end of Israeli-Hamas hostilities, as he had done in the past.

Published in International