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We Catholics must reject that old anti-Israel strain in our church

An errant IDF tank shell killed three civilians at Holy Family in Gaza – a tragedy that warrants mourning. But it should not be used as a pretext to further that strain of special antagonism that runs through the faithful when it comes to Israel.

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July 24, 2025 11:24

The damaged facade of the Holy Family Church, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza on July 18, 2025. (Image: Getty)

IDF admits accidentally hitting Catholic church sheltering civilians in Gaza

The military confirmed shrapnel from a shell struck the religious site, resulting in the deaths of three people.

By Jacob Jaffa

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July 18, 2025 15:19

The IDF has admitted inadvertantly hitting a church in Gaza during recent strikes (Image: Getty)

What does the new pope mean for Jewish-Catholic relations?

World’s first American pope studied under a pioneer of Jewish-Catholic studies

By Jane Prinsley

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May 9, 2025 13:22

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

By Michael Coren

All of Christianity must wake up to Luther’s legacy of hate

Luther was far from unique in his Christian antisemitism, but the violence and obscenity of his words are extraordinary

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March 26, 2025 13:17

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 22: People walk past a billboard that shows 16th-century religious reformer Martin Luther ahead of the Protestant Church Congress on May 22, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Up to 200,000 faithful are expected to attend the five-day congress in Berlin and Wittenberg that begins Wednesday and this year is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Catholic Archbishop and Church of England slam possible embassy move to Jerusalem

Cardinal Vincent Nichols said the move would be 'seriously damaging to any possibility of lasting peace in the region and to the international reputation of the United Kingdom'

By JC Reporter

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October 9, 2022 11:58

Catholic Archbishop and Church of England slam possible embassy move to Jerusalem

Vatican to release WW2 files including unanswered Jewish pleas for help to the Catholic church

Pope Francis has ordered the online release as the church reckons with its Holocaust history

By Josh Kaplan

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June 26, 2022 10:00

Pope Francis arrives to lead his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on October 21, 2020. (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

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