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Soon after the initiation of the Israel-Hamas War on Oct. 7, 2023, Francis began making daily calls to the Holy Family parish, a Catholic Church in Gaza.
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 8 May 2025
Francis had been making near-nightly calls to the Holy Family Church – Gaza’s only Catholic church – which had been serving as a de facto shelter for its community of worshippers and some Muslims throughout Israeli military campaigns that followed the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas.
—Dalia Abdelwahab and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
During the Pope’s hospitalization, the Holy Family parish joined together to film a video, sending the leader of the Catholic church their well wishes.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
The war has also led to widespread devastation in Gaza, home to the Holy Family Church, whose pastor, Father Ibrahim Romanelli, was in daily communication with Francis until his death on April 21.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement As Pope Francis is remembered for his outreach to communities far beyond the Vatican, his relationship with the Holy Family parish in Gaza stands out.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Two women at the Holy Family church were shot dead, also in 2023, by what the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said was an Israeli military sniper.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
And now, as the ailing pontiff receives care at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Catholic Palestinians in Gaza are offering Francis their own prayers, with leaders and members of the Holy Family parish in northern Gaza praying for his recovery.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The pontiff was also outspoken in his criticism of an incident that unfolded at the Holy Family parish in December 2023, when a mother and her adult daughter were shot dead while walking inside the grounds of the parish, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 8 May 2025
Francis had been making near-nightly calls to the Holy Family Church – Gaza’s only Catholic church – which had been serving as a de facto shelter for its community of worshippers and some Muslims throughout Israeli military campaigns that followed the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas.
—Dalia Abdelwahab and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
During the Pope’s hospitalization, the Holy Family parish joined together to film a video, sending the leader of the Catholic church their well wishes.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
The war has also led to widespread devastation in Gaza, home to the Holy Family Church, whose pastor, Father Ibrahim Romanelli, was in daily communication with Francis until his death on April 21.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement As Pope Francis is remembered for his outreach to communities far beyond the Vatican, his relationship with the Holy Family parish in Gaza stands out.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Two women at the Holy Family church were shot dead, also in 2023, by what the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said was an Israeli military sniper.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
And now, as the ailing pontiff receives care at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Catholic Palestinians in Gaza are offering Francis their own prayers, with leaders and members of the Holy Family parish in northern Gaza praying for his recovery.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The pontiff was also outspoken in his criticism of an incident that unfolded at the Holy Family parish in December 2023, when a mother and her adult daughter were shot dead while walking inside the grounds of the parish, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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