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In Wake of Strike on Church in Gaza, Archbishop Broglio Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Dialogue Towards Peace
Posted on 07/17/2025 08:30 AM (USCCB News Releases)
WASHINGTON – Reacting to the military strike of Holy Family Church in Gaza this morning, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined the prayers of Pope Leo XIV for those killed and to those injured and emphasized the need for immediate ceasefire and dialogue for peace.
“With the Holy Father, the Catholic bishops of the United States are deeply saddened to learn about the deaths and injuries at Holy Family Church in Gaza caused by a military strike. Our first concern, naturally, goes out to Father Gabriele Romanelli and all his parishioners, most especially to the families of those killed. Our prayers are for them during these tragic times. With the Holy Father, we also continue to pray and advocate for dialogue and an immediate ceasefire. Yesterday was the memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, through her intercession, may there be peace in Gaza.”
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Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne: Saint of the Day for Thursday, July 17, 2025
Posted on 07/17/2025 06:00 AM (Catholic Online > Saint of the Day)
Pope renews call for ceasefire in Gaza after attack on Catholic parish
Posted on 07/17/2025 05:38 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of closeness to the people of the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza after an attack by Israeli troops in which two people were killed and several others seriously injured.
Shopping center fire leaves more than 60 dead in Iraq
Posted on 07/17/2025 04:53 AM ()
A fire at a new shopping mall in the Iraqi city of Kut killed more than 60 people, including women and children. According to a statement from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, most victims died from suffocation, and 14 bodies remain unidentified.
Holy See: Debt relief for developing nations a ‘moral responsibility’
Posted on 07/17/2025 04:09 AM ()
The Holy See’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations affirms the Church’s commitment to eradicating poverty and calls on developed nations to assist developing countries with debt relief to aid their growth.
Bishops of Myanmar's war-torn regions: 'Let us not lose faith'
Posted on 07/17/2025 03:21 AM ()
Three Bishops of war-torn Myanmar's hardest hit regions offer words of comfort and faith to their people, despite death, unrest and suffering.
Israeli forces strike Catholic Parish in Gaza
Posted on 07/17/2025 03:02 AM ()
The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by a raid this morning, resulting in three deaths and several injuries, including the Parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. In a statement, the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem appeals to leaders "to raise their voices and to do all that is necessary in order to stop this tragedy which is humanly and morally unjustified."
Pope Leo XIV: Seek grace to pursue path of unity and fraternal charity
Posted on 07/17/2025 01:53 AM ()
At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV received Greek Orthodox, Byzantine Catholic, and Latin Catholic pilgrims from the United States who are taking part in an ecumenical pilgrimage to Rome, Constantinople, and Nicea.
Pope to Italian trade unions: Promote peaceful societies that serve humanity
Posted on 07/17/2025 00:25 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the 20th National Congress of the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions, and invites them to "promote peaceful societies in the service of human development."
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Posted on 07/16/2025 08:45 AM ()
The competence of the Dicastery is to promote, encourage and regulate the practice of the evangelical counsels, how they are lived out in the approved forms of consecrated life and all matters concerning the life and activity of Societies of Apostolic Life throughout the Latin Church.