Ultimately, it is up to each of us to prayerfully discern the individual contribution we can make. Guided by our faith and Catholic social teaching, we can do our part to support a just peace in Israel-Palestine.

In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy speaks the role of the United States in the Israel-Hamas war and says the U.S. church should vigorously advocate for an immediate cease-fire.

If Benjamin Netanyahu is unwilling to take the political risk of moving toward a cease-fire, President Biden should respond with a withdrawal of all U.S. military aid used to support Israel’s Gaza offensive.

While Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Gallant do not face imminent arrest, the announcement has been perceived as a symbolic blow that deepens Israel’s international isolation because of its conduct of the war in Gaza.

Palestinians face a much stronger neighbor who apparently can occupy territory with impunity. Irish people, with a strong cultural memory of British rule, have a visceral reaction to such a situation, he suggests.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, described the small resilient community of the Holy Family Parish compound in Gaza City as one with “steadfast faith,” amid horrific destruction and constant bombardment.