ONE: From the Field

After two years of muted Easter celebrations during the most recent war in Gaza, the people of Holy Family Catholic Church were able to truly celebrate – especially the children, journalist Diaa Ostaz reports.
Read and see more about how Gazans celebrated in Mr. Ostaz's story, In Gaza, Hope at Easter.
 

As journalist Diaa Ostaz reported on how a Christian church in Gaza sheltered people of many faiths, he heard both Muslims and Christians mention that God is love. Here his reactions in this podcast.
You can read about the experiences of Gazans who sheltered at St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza in "Sheltering in Faith," a ONE magazine web exclusive.

Why is there suffering? Journalist Anubha George explores this question with church workers in India’s Kerala state.
You can read more about how churches in India are working to help those in need in “The Church as Field Hospital” in the March issue of ONE.

Journalist Anna Klochko speaks of the challenges of reporting during war and power outages. In some cases, the indoor temperatures dropped to freezing.
Another challenge was reporting on all the ways Ukrainian churches are preparing lay leaders to lead civil society. You can read her story, "A Mission to Do More," in the March issue of ONE magazine.

While interviewing a priest from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, journalist Anna Klochko made a discovery that could lead to information about her great-great-grandfather.
Ms. Klochko writes about how churches in Ukraine are preparing laypeople as leaders in "A Mission to Do More," in the March issue of ONE magazine. 

After Pope Leo XIV visited Lebanon’s St. Charbel Shrine, journalist Laure Delacloche discovered just how much the saint means to the people of Lebanon — and other countries.
Delacloche tells even more about the saint in her article, Lebanon's Beloved Saint, in the March issue of ONE magazine. 

In Gaza, the bombing stopped, but the health system is still collapsing, reports journalist Diaa Ostaz. He relays how humanitarian organizations are filling the gaps with mobile clinics and emergency support, but they cannot replace a functioning health system.
Read more about the situation in Ostaz's story, On the Verge of Collapse, in the March issue of ONE magazine.

Christmas in Gaza was no longer about joy or celebration, but about holding on to faith, surviving the pain, and hoping that peace will finally last, reports journalist Diaa Ostaz.
Listen to his brief report, then read more in Christians in Gaza Express Cautious Hope at Christmas.