Catholic Leaders Urge Biden to Push for Cease-Fire in Gaza thetablet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetablet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(RNS) ‘As U.S. Catholics, we recognize our country’s contribution to the present violence and to the ongoing systemic injustices in Israel-Palestine,’ the letter reads.
Julie Schumacher Cohen is a member of the Catholic Advisory Council of Churches for Middle East Peace, an ecumenical coalition of church bodies, having previously served as its deputy director. She is also assistant vice president for community engagement and government affairs at the University of Scranton and a Ph.D. student in political science at Temple University.
“Staying quiet in this moment would be a stain upon our souls and would deepen our complicity,” says Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
US bishops condemn religious hatred that shocks the conscience thetablet.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetablet.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.