The heads of the Christian churches in Jerusalem, including the Latin patriarch, Fouad Twal, reiterated their sense that “a two-state solution serves the cause of peace and justice."
A delegation of Christian and Muslim leaders hope that their visit to Iran will improve relations between the two squabbling countries.
They allege that “Vatican officials tolerate and enable the systematic and widespread concealing of rape and child sex crimes throughout the world.”
An estimated 73 percent of the population in affected areas say that they will have access to food for less than two months.
The suffering in Gaza remains widespread despite the easing of the Israeli blockade in 2010, say U.N. and church officials.