By Arab-Educational Institute Pax Christi – Palestine:
- An Urgent Call for Humanity in the Midst of Suffering
- An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA): Gaza, colonial violence, and the pursuit of a Just Peace
Pax Christi Australia:
- Statement released via the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network
- Statement on Palestine and Israel
- Letter to the Prime Minister
Pax Christi Austria – Wolfgang Palaver:
- Pax Christi: Auch auf “unhaltbare Lebensbedingungen” in Gaza blicken (kathpress.at)
- Pax-Christi-Präsident: “Gewalt ist ansteckend” (kathpress.at)
Pax Christi Flanders: Oorlog Gaza vraagt andere aanpak | Pax Christi
Pax Christi France: Pax Christi face à l’apocalypse qui frappe Gaza et Israël (English version available here)
pax christi Germany:
- pax christi – Meldungen – Trauer um Friedenshoffnungen
- Appell zur Menschlichkeit (Also available in English and Spanish)
Pax Christi Italy: Basta violenza! Ponti e non muri in Palestina, unica via per la pace
Pax Christi USA: Letter from Johnny Zokovitch, Executive Director
PAX:
- PAX: Dutch government, don’t give Israel carte blanche – PAX (paxforpeace.nl)
- Do not give Israel carte blanche, neither in Gaza nor on the West Bank. – PAX (paxforpeace.nl)
Kairos Palestine and Kairos Southern Africa: Open Letter to Church leaders and Christians in the USA, Europe and the Ecumenical Family
Marie Dennis, Senior Program Director, Catholic Nonviolence Initiative: The violence and grief are overwhelming (op-ed for the NCR)
Fr. Gabriel, Parish Priest H. Family Gaza City:
- Katholischer Pfarrer in Gaza: Bevölkerung in großer Angst (kathpress.at)
- Parish priest: ‘Gaza is full of ordinary people who pose no threat to anyone’ – Vatican News
Scotland’s Bishops: Scotland’s Bishops call for Middle East peace
Church in Wales: Bishops call for a ceasefire in Gaza
CNEWA/Pontifical Mission, Jerusalem Field Office: 7.1 vs 7.4 – the Demographic Threat – Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Heads of Churches Holy Land:
- Churches call for de-escalation in Holy Land after Hamas attack – Vatican News
- Patriarch Pizzaballa sends prayers to ‘my dear ones in Gaza’ – Vatican News
Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (hanwa): Statement of Urgent Action of Hiroshima Candle Appeal; Pictures from the Candle Appeal in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome on November 26, 2023 here.
Holy See:
- Cardinal Parolin decries “terrible, despicable attack” against Israel – Vatican News
- Pope appeals for release of hostages, entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza – Vatican News
- Holy See reiterates two-State solution is only path to peace
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN): Statement on Israel and Palestine
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America: Letter to Bishop Azar of the ELCJHL
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East: Church Unites in Prayer, Firmly Condemns Massacre at Hospital, and Grieves the Loss of Hundreds of Innocent Civilians
Archbishop of Canterbury: Archbishop of Canterbury condemns bombing of civilians in Gaza and calls for ceasefire in Jerusalem visit
Former Senior UN Officials Statement: Former senior UN officials publish statement in support of the UN Secretary-General | UNA-UK
Churches in the US: 30 Heads of Churches urgently call on President Biden for ceasefire
Ogarit Younan – CoFounder of Academic University for Nonviolence and Human Rights: Gaza Now!