Catholic Advisory Council Resources – Churches for Middle East Peace

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U.S. Catholic Sign-On Letter on Israel-Palestine, text and list of signers, nearly 6,000 (video version; links to media coverage)
Catholic Relief Services in Gaza and West Bank (2024 report)
Christians for Ceasefire coalition (which involves many Catholics)

U.S. Catholic Sign-On Letter: Full text and list of signers, nearly 6,000 (video version; links to media coverage
Is Peace Possible? (free download) https://cmep.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Is-Peace-Possible-in-the-Holy-Land-edited-EW-final.pdf

Examen for Israel-Palestine, by Julie Schumacher Cohen
Video: Advent Not Arms Prayer Vigil Remarks by Jordan Denari Duffner
Essay: Walking the Way of the Cross with Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem, by Jordan Denari Duffner

Humanitarian and Health Realities in Gaza & the West Bank
The Church in the Holy Land and the Quest for Dignity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDYIvhF-Bjk
A Conversation with the People’s Patriarch: His Beatitude Emeritus Michel Sabbah with CMEP – The Peoples Patriarch

A Jerusalem Voice for Justice Statements
- An SOS for Gaza: Cast Your Nets Again
- Out of the Depths I Cry to You
Three part video mini-series: Catholic and Christian Communities in the Holy Land
Interview with Fr. David Neuhaus, an Israeli Jesuit
Webinar about Catholic humanitarian orgs who support Palestinians Gaza and the West Bank.
“Holy Land Justice & Peace decries weaponization of ‘just war’,” Vatican News
Caritas Jerusalem 2025 report
“A Catholic Perspective on the People, Land, and State of Israel,” by Fr. David Neuhaus, S.J. (contact me for a PDF)
August 2024 statement from heads of Churches in the Holy Land
Facebook profile featuring photos/videos from the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza. (You’ll have to friend request them)
“Staying in Gaza as an act of love: Stories from the Catholics who risk their lives to serve.” By Jeff Abood
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem website

U.S. Catholic Sign-On Letter on Israel-Palestine, text and list of signers, nearly 6,000 (video version; links to media coverage)
Catholic Relief Services in Gaza and West Bank (2024 report)
Christians for Ceasefire coalition (which involves many Catholics)

Catholic Guilt and Gaza By Julie Schumacher Cohen
Pope Francis was a tireless advocate for peace in Palestine By Julie Schumacher Cohen
What should Catholics think about Gaza, Israel and Palestine? Catholic social teaching has answers. By Julie Schumacher Cohen and Jordan Denari Duffner
American Catholics can’t look away from violence and death in Gaza, by Jordan Denari Duffner
Catholics must oppose the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, by Julie Schumacher Cohen
Gaza and Israel-Palestine: The role of Jesuit higher education in a time of turmoil, by Julie Schumacher Cohen
Palestinian and Israeli children both have the right to live in safety and dignity, by Julie Schumacher Cohen
President Biden is known for his empathy. I pray it will extend to Palestinians, by Julie Schumacher Cohen
Unchristian: What Islamophobia and antisemitism have in common by Jordan Denari Duffner
Archbishop Weisenburger: We must allow the suffering in Gaza to wound us
by Edward J. Weisenburger October 1, 2025