The Latin Patriarch, who also heads Caritas Jerusalem, a Catholic Aid Agency, said in an interview with Zenit News published last Friday: “The Gaza siege needs to be lifted . . . No people should have to undergo this. The conflict has been going on for decades. People are tired.” “In the Gaza strip, problems are widespread,” the prelate stated. “Many people are scarred by war and their houses have been destroyed.” “We are receiving a lot of aid and we need it, but we have not received yet what we need the most,” he said. “It’s peace.” Read full text here.
