2023-11-10 14:55:10
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, which met in Sydney this week, shared with its Catholic community its sorrow and concern for the plight of the people of the Holy Land.
C. Roubini Chinnapa9 CTC, Vatican News
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Committee said that the events in the Holy Land are not just news stories or television dramas, but the lives of real people. In a statement reminding us that all are children of God, we pray for our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land and share them and their sufferings with our hearts.
She underlined that remembering the long history that led to the current conflict and violence is the first step towards a just solution. In the statement, the bishops asked all the faithful to join them in praying that peace can only come from justice, and to achieve lasting peace and the triumph of human dignity. At the same time, the bishops appealed for material assistance to those who are isolated and going through great suffering, and asked that well-managed aid distribution would protect the lives of innocent people and that humanitarian aid organizations should be allowed access to it. The scriptures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share a desire for peace and harmony. The statement underlined that we should seek it together as a human family.
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