The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine strongly condemns the direct Israeli airstrike that struck the Holy Family Latin Church in Gaza City earlier today. The assault resulted in the killing of Saed Salameh and Fumiya Ayyad—the latter being the sister of Dr. Maher Ayyad, a member of the Committee and its representative in Gaza. It also left Father Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest, among the 13 injured, including a two-year-old child and a person with disabilities. The church building and surrounding facilities sustained extensive and deliberate damage.The Committee considers this attack a dangerous escalation in a pattern…
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On Tuesday, Issa Kassissieh, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Holy See and member of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States. During the meeting, he delivered a letter from H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. In the letter, PresidentAbbas expressed deep appreciation for the Pope’s principled and courageous positions, particularly his consistent calls to end the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people.The meeting was held to mark the 10th anniversary of…
RAMALLAH, June 28, 2025 (WAFA) – President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, praised the recent remarks made by Pope Leo XIV, in which he condemned the erosion of international law and humanitarian principles.“It is unfortunate,” the Pope stated, “that the power of international law and humanitarian law is no longer binding, and has been replaced by those who impose their will through force. This is a disgrace and unworthy of humanity and the leaders of the world.”President Abbas expressed deep appreciation for the Pope’s repeated calls to end the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza, describing his statements…
VaticanHoly LandHoly SeediplomacyPalestineJerusalemL’ Osservatore RomanoTenth anniversary of Holy See’s recognition of State of PalestineTen years after the Holy See formally recognized the State of Palestine, Palestine’s new Foreign Minister, Varsen Aghabekian, says the 2015 agreement offers a vision of hope for the future of the Holy Land, beginning with the continued presence of Christians in their homeland. By Roberto CeteraTen years ago, the historic “Global Agreement” between the Holy See and the State of Palestine was signed, which entailed the Vatican’s recognition of the State of Palestine.It was signed on June 26, 2015, by the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with…
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The Tenth Anniversary of the Signing of the Comprehensive Agreement Between the State of Palestine and the Holy See The tenth anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement between the State of Palestine and the Holy See comes at an extremely difficult time for the Palestinian cause, amid ongoing attempts to weaken it—if not eliminate it altogether—by the far-right Israeli government.At its core, the agreement enshrines the deep historical and cultural relationship between the Holy See and the Palestinian people in the Holy Land. It reaffirms the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and their right to freedom, security, and dignity in…
June 23, 2025On Sunday, June 22nd, as more than 150 clergy and faithful were gathered for worship at Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus, three attackers first shot at the church door before storming inside, with one finally blowing himself up as the other two fled. The explosion killed at least twenty-two worshipers and wounded 63 others while also causing extensive damage to the interior of the sacred worship space in an act of desecration.We, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, categorically condemn this heinous assault against our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and call…
