Tag: Violence
Statement from Bishop Declan Lang and Bishop Christopher Chessun on recent violence in Gaza
These protests take place against the drastically deteriorating humanitarian situation which leaves little hope and continues to undermine a peaceful resolution. Hundreds of families across Gaza are now mourning their loved ones, dead and wounded. Israel has a right to defend itself but also has the moral and legal responsibility not to use disproportionate force…
Statement from Bishop Declan Lang on recent violence in the Holy Land
As I pray for the dead and injured from both the Palestinian and Israeli sides, I also call upon both communities and their leaderships to exercise restraint and refrain from going down the slippery road of tit-for-tat killings and mutual recrimination.
Statement on Gaza from Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued a statement on the violence in Gaza pleading for an immediate truce and an “end to this carnage”.
Bishop Declan Lang’s Statement on Gaza
Indeed, my mounting concern witnesses the indiscriminate and relentless attacks by the Israeli military machine on the civilian population of Gaza. I condemn in equal measure the firing of rockets by militants from Gaza into populated civilian areas across Israel.
Communiqué: Stop the Violence, Start Building Peace
There can be no peace unless people believe in peace. There can be no security unless there is security for all. There can be no justice unless there is justice for everyone in this land.
Archbishop of Liverpool calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Archbishop Patrick Kelly, speaking from Bethlehem where he is leading the Holy Land Co-ordination, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday morning. “There needs to be an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian relief through. There is an urgent need for humanitarian relief for the population of Gaza. Violence is evil, especially when it…
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem condemns Gaza violence
In an impassioned address yesterday at the conclusion of an annual children’s procession to Bethlehem, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal condemned “the violence in the Middle East and in a special way the attacks in the Gaza Strip. In two weeks these attacks have hurt Israel and the region more than all the rockets…
Archbishop of Liverpool calls for an end to violence in Gaza
The Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool, has today written to the parish priest of Gaza to express his prayerful support and to call for an end to violence in the region. In a letter to Mgr Manuel Musallam, Archbishop Kelly says: “We may not remain silent and must call on everyone to place…
Archbishop of Liverpool sends a letter of prayerful support to the Christian community in Gaza
The Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool, has today sent a letter expressing prayerful support to Fr Musallam and the Christian community in Gaza. Full Text Dear Father Musallam, Reading the account in the Acts of the Apostles of Philip’s journey from Jerusalem towards Gaza, and his evangelising of Jesus, based on the suffering…
Bishop of Portsmouth responds to upsurge in violence against Christians in Iraq
The Chairman of the Department of International Affairs at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, the Rt Rev Crispian Hollis, has issued a statement in response to the escalating violence directed at Christians in Iraq: “It is with great sadness and alarm that we have seen a marked rise in the violence directed…
Archbishop Patrick Kelly on the 2007 Holy Land Co-ordination
Revolution in Relationships Perceptions of the Holy Land are often polarized between Biblical stories of 2,000 years ago and the modern media’s reports of violence and conflict. Between these poles are the Israelis and Palestinians of today: Christians, Jews and Muslims, who live here now. Every year the Holy Land Co-ordination, a group of Bishops…
