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We have never faced anything like this,\u201d Akroush told ACN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the Roman Catholic archdiocese for <a href=\"https:\/\/eohsjeastern.org\/latin-patriarchate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Latin Catholics in the Holy Land<\/a>, including Jordan and Cyprus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Leo XIV received a morning phone call from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas March 16 \u201cconcerning the alarming developments in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/03\/pope-urges-peace-warns-about-wider-middle-east-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conflict in the Middle East<\/a> and the living conditions of the Palestinian people,\u201d the Vatican Press Office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the conversation, \u201cthe Holy Father reaffirmed the Holy See\u2019s commitment to achieving peace through political and diplomatic dialogue, as well as through full respect for international law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. and Israeli-led war entered its third week, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/03\/maryknoll-joint-leadership-statement-on-u-s-israel-war-on-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iran<\/a> continuing to strike back at both Israel and U.S. allies in the region. According to a March 15 report by The Times of Israel, eight people were wounded over the weekend after missiles were launched toward central and southern Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Jerusalem-based newspaper\u2019s report, Iran used ballistic missiles armed with cluster bomb warheads to inflict widespread damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the country continued to deal with a steady stream of attacks, the Israeli government closed border crossings from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/07\/patriarchs-support-christians-settler-attacks-in-west-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Bank<\/a> into Israel, inflicting further economic damage on Palestinians in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Violence and lack of humanitarian aid worsen the situation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Akroush told ACN that due to the border closures, many \u201clost access to their livelihoods, including teachers and support staff at the Christian schools in Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a big challenge that we have to face, because 40% of our high-quality teachers and support staff come from the West Bank on a daily basis,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Times of Israel reported that a Palestinian couple and their two children were killed in the West Bank, after Israel Defense Forces troops shot at their car. A police statement said security forces shot at the car, believing it was speeding toward them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newspaper also reported that a 5-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/palestinian-child-struck-by-settler-car-jewish-american-witness-deported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palestinian girl was struck<\/a> by a car driven by an Israeli driver in the West Bank settlement of Carmel. Police determined in an initial investigation that the driver was not responsible because the girl allegedly \u201cran into the road.\u201d She was hospitalized with a laceration to her face, The Times of Israel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, this seems to be just a pretext to exert more pressure on the Palestinian communities, because we see Israeli soldiers carrying out incursions every day in the West Bank, and they have even been filmed supporting settler attacks against Palestinian villages and towns,\u201d Akroush told ACN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are everywhere in the West Bank, but when it comes to facilitating access, they say they don\u2019t have sufficient human resources,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Latin Patriarchate\u2019s development director also noted the strain on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/12\/situation-in-gaza-remains-critical-catholic-leaders-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">humanitarian relief to Gaza<\/a>. According to Akroush, since March 7 no supplies \u2014 such as medication, spare parts for hospitals or even antibiotics \u2014 have been delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are trying our best to help the only Christian hospital there, which is very close to the Catholic compound, but all the channels that the Latin Patriarchate used to communicate with the authorities were closed. They say that everybody is involved in the war,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faith and resilience in the midst of the conflict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Akroush told ACN that some 300 people sheltering at the Holy Family Parish compound have moved out, while an estimated 200 remain, as well as 50 people with disabilities cared for by the Missionaries of Charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHis Beatitude <a href=\"https:\/\/lpj.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa<\/a> has assured us that the Church will never abandon the weak communities,\u201d Akroush said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a YouTube video published March 15, Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish, described a community clinging to \u201cinner calm\u201d despite the constant drum of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven in the worst moments, like this atrocious war that is being carried out across the Middle East, one must seek the God of peace in the depths of our hearts, in our neighbors, in works of charity, in doing good, in praying and praying more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/07\/two-dead-holy-family-gaza-pastor-injured-after-mid-morning-israeli-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Father Romanelli<\/a>, who noted his 30 years of service in the region, said the parish continues a rigorous daily schedule of silent prayer and rosaries to counter the \u201cphysiological reactions, physical or even psychological,\u201d triggered by the constant sound of alarms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe life of a missionary is very intense right now,\u201d the priest said. \u201cBoth our religious communities and the laity here have lived through moments of great beauty, but also intense pain. 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