The Global Sumud Flotilla does not benefit Gaza
The large-scale operation involving around fifty boats heading for Gaza from Mediterranean ports with a cargo of humanitarian aid is, in reality, a political and propaganda exercise that only benefits those who are promoting it.
A doctor at war: bringing the light of Christ to Ukraine amid the bombs
From sick children in hospital to the horrors of conflict. But even at the front, Roman Marabian, the officer and head of medical services in Kharkiv, experienced the presence and love of God. He tells the Daily Compass, 'If we are still alive, it is only thanks to Him, who protected us.'
War in Gaza puts ‘Christian presence in Middle East in danger of disappearing’
‘Christians are leaving the West Bank,’ Franciscan priest Father Ibrahim Faltas and currently director of the schools of the Holy Land and Casa Nova in Jerusalem, tells the Daily Compass, speaking ‘from within an open wound’ and recounting a generation of children who have known only war, flight and hunger.
Israel's latest massacres and the cry of the patriarchs: 'We will remain in Gaza'.
The Israeli armed forces have carried out new massacres of civilians in the last two days. Cardinal Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III have announced that priests and nuns will remain in Gaza to support the local population. There are new protests against the Netanyahu government. The IDF has also raided Ramallah, the headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority.
Ukraine: First and foremost, seek a "possible peace"
A certain way of calling for “just peace” only leads to the expansion of the war, not its end. Instead, a solution must be found to silence the weapons as soon as possible, as a first step towards a desirable path of reconciliation.
‘Operation Hasbara’: How Israel Distorts the Issue of Hunger in Gaza
The use of hunger as a weapon of war is an undeniable reality, but the Israeli government runs disinformation campaigns designed to create enough doubt to prevent people from becoming outraged.
'Two states’ solution to Israel-Palestine conflict is unrealistic
The rush by Western countries to recognise a Palestinian state does not take into account the complexity of the situation and could have the opposite effect: the acceleration of Israel's military plans. Nor does it consider the decisive religious factor in the conflict.
Pizzaballa: The humiliation of Gaza is morally unacceptable
At a press conference with the Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem stated the suffering of the population in the Strip is unacceptable. It is an appeal and an accusation, not against Israel, but against the current Israeli policy of using hunger as a weapon.
European development funds aid repression in Myanmar
According to a report by Finance Uncovered, development funds from the UK, Denmark, and Norway have been used by the Myanmar regime to purchase sophisticated surveillance tools from China to repress dissent, particularly online.
"Stop the barbarity in Gaza": Pope calls on International Community
"It is necessary to observe humanitarian law, as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of the population." Pope Leo’s statement yesterday at the Angelus regarding the situation in Gaza.
Pizzaballa visits Gaza taking aid. "Stop this senseless war."
While on a solidarity visit to a parish hit by the Israeli army, the Patriarch of Jerusalem receives a phone call from the Pope. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu apologizes to Leo XIV for the “mistake” and invites him to Israel.
Israeli attack on Gaza’s only Catholic church, Pizzaballa's Appeal
Three dead and nine wounded, including the parish priest, Father Romanelli, is the toll of the Israeli army's attack on the only Catholic parish in Gaza. "We appeal to all those who have the power to make decisions to put an end to all this," said the Latin Patriarch. The Pope's solidarity.
