A Jesuit priest who directs an ecumenical institute in Jerusalem told OSV News he feels “a deep sense of compassion for what Israelis and Palestinians” are experiencing amid a war that has so far killed at least 2,300.
‘War traumatizes everybody’ and ‘deep-seated peace’ needed, says Jesuit priest working in Jerusalem
Pope appeals for peace in Holy Land, says death of children ‘unacceptable’
The pope launched an appeal for calm and asked leaders of both sides “to put a stop to the roar of weapons and to follow the paths of peace, even with the help of the international community.”
Pope’s Easter appeals for peace include special prayers for Syria, Gaza
In his Easter appeal for peace throughout the world, Pope Francis made special mention of the ongoing “carnage” in Syria and the recent violence along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, violence the pope said had not spared “the defenseless.