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Pope Francis shone the spotlight on Gaza. The strip’s lone Catholic church hopes his death will not dim it
Pope Francis had a unique relationship with us, and we pray the he will continue to help us from heaven,’ said Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest at Holy Family Church ...
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Pope Francis Refused to Be Silent on Gaza. Will His Successor Follow Suit?
Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Gaza’s only Catholic Church reflects on its special bond with Pope Francis
Pope Francis had a nightly ritual for the last 18 months of his life; calling Gaza’s only Catholic Church throughout the war.
Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza
In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...
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In war-torn Gaza, Catholic parish grieves pope who kept them close
Gaza's small Catholic community is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who maintained daily contact with local church leaders throughout the ongoing conflict, the parish priest of the region's ...
Even in Sickness, Pope Francis Reached Out to Gaza’s Christians
For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...
Jerusalem patriarch hails pope's commitment to Gaza
Pope Francis repeatedly called for an end to the war. The day before his death, in a final Easter message delivered on Sunday ...