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Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack" on the Catholic Church in Gaza.
Pope Leo expresses his ‘profound sadness’ after church is hit, and calls for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarism of the war’
Most people in Gaza have no food or water, with almost no aid getting into the enclave, Father Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the Gaza's Holy Family Church, which was hit in an Israeli strike that killed three people,
Saad Issa Kostandi Salameh, 60; Foumia Issa Latif Ayyad, 84; and Najwa Abu Daoud, 70, were fatally wounded by shrapnel that scattered across the compound after the explosion.
"His Holiness renews his call for an immediate ceasefire, and he expresses his profound hope for dialogue, reconciliation and enduring peace in the region."
An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele Romanelli, the priest who spoke to Pope Francis every day for
A new controversy erupts as support varies among church factions over the Jewish state, pulling in an unusual array of voices.
The Bazaar is the church’s biggest fundraiser, but in addition to supporting the church financially, the event brings people together and fosters a sense of community.
Catholic and Orthodox leaders unite in condemning the Israeli strike on Gaza's Holy Family Church, calling for an immediate ceasefire.
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