After Mass in St. Peter's Square on September 2, Pope Francis opened the second session of the General Assembly of the Synod by calling for a day of prayer and fast on October 7, the one-year anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land asked for prayers on behalf of the millions of innocent people living in the region who are afraid for their lives as well as the lives of their loved ones due to an intensifying conflict on September 2.
“The Holy Father intends to carry out a project with humanitarian purposes in Gaza or the West Bank, which can help the population resume a more dignified life and create job opportunities once the war is over,” Cardinal Gugerotti, said.
Faltas said, "We cannot remain indifferent to knowing that 60,000 pregnant women in Gaza suffer from hunger and malnutrition in their delicate and important condition: that of giving life.”
Christian leaders in Jerusalem join forces to warn against the growing threat posed to the Christian presence in the Holy Land, and call for local civil authorities to confront the problem through dialogue.
Vandals have stolen a cross from the Catholic church in the Holy Land built on the site where tradition holds that Jesus performed the miracle of multiplying five loaves and two fishes to feed 5,000 people.
