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A Palestinian woman reacts after returning to her destroyed house in Gaza May 21, following the Israel-Hamas truce. The May 21 truce followed more than a week of fighting that claimed hundreds of lives. (CNS/Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
With Pope Francis, I thank God for the decision to halt the armed conflicts and acts of violence and pray for dialogue and peace in the Holy Land. In solidarity with the church of Jerusalem, I pray for justice and peace.
Nothing can justify Hamas firing rockets indiscriminately into civilian areas, killing a dozen people and terrorizing millions. Nothing can justify Israel s disproportionate military response, killing numerous civilians, including scores of children, and making thousands of families homeless.
Comboni Sr. Alicia Vacas Moro, right, with Sr. Azezet Habtezghi, center, and a Bedouin family in the desert of Juda on the West Bank after the family s home had been demolished by Israel Defense Forces in 2013 (Courtesy of Sr. Alicia Vacas Moro)
Comboni Sr. Alicia Vacas Moro, a Spanish missionary whose ministry has focused on humanitarian needs in the Middle East, is one of 14 women receiving this year s International Women of Courage award, an annual honor by the U.S. Department of State.
Vacas, 49, a registered nurse and regional coordinator for the Comboni Missionary Sisters in the Middle East, was honored for work that includes establishing a medical clinic in Egypt for low-income patients and a ministry working with an impoverished Bedouin community on the Israeli-occupied West Bank.