Palestinian Solidarity Day: View from the UN
By Joseph Cornelius Donnelly, Caritas Delegate at the UN For the 33rd year since 1977, the international community summons world attention to the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people on 29...
View ArticlePrayer for Palestinian solidarity
in French (Thanks Caritas Canada) Lord God of All, we come to you as Caritas sisters and brothers from the four corners of the world, refugees and relatives. We come as people who know suffering and...
View ArticleInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people
By Claudette Habesch, Secretary General, Caritas Jerusalem In French In his personal statement for one of the universities, my 17 year old grandson wrote, “A Palestinian Christian from Jerusalem, I was...
View ArticleRecognise Palestine as step towards peace
By Claudette Habesch, General Secretary of Caritas Jerusalem Greetings from the Holy City of the Resurrection, City of Hope where life conquered death. This week will see an important event for us all...
View ArticleCaritas ambulances run out of fuel in Gaza
By Caritas Jerusalem Communications Department, Since end of February, Caritas Jerusalem operations in Gaza have been impacted by an oil supply crisis. “It started with difficulties in communicating...
View ArticleNear miss for Caritas health centre as nearby house is bombed
The Gaza-Israeli conflict is in its sixth day and the bombardments and lack of adequate help is weighing heavily on the Gazan population. Israel also continues to come under rocket attack from...
View ArticleKilled by fear in Gaza
Salem Boulos Sweilem, a father of five, dies from fear when bombs fall near his home, writes Ameen Sabbagh from Caritas Jerusalem. On the 19th of November 2012, in the middle of the roar of Israeli...
View ArticleCaritas Jerusalem waves goodbye to inspirational leader
On the 24th of April 2013, Catholic Bishops of Jerusalem organised a farewell gathering in the courtyard of Notre Dame Centre to honour Mrs. Claudette Habesch for her 26 years of loyal and dedicated...
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