More than one year after the war began, Pope Francis continues to telephone the Catholic parish in Gaza every day and has become a grandfather figure to the children, says Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
“We never suspended adoration, the rosary or Mass, and we continue to pray for peace”, he says, emphasizing the spiritual commitment of the Church. During the visit to the Holy Land by
Despite the devastating humanitarian crisis, Father Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the Holy Family parish in Gaza, has made the courageous decision to return to Gaza and stand by his community. Regardless
The Christian community in Gaza is facing the most difficult period since the beginning of the war. Phone lines are cut, and online connections are continuously breaking. One can hardly understand what Sister
According to sources contacted by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the humanitarian situation and living conditions for the small Christian community which remains in the Gaza Strip has deteriorated over the
Two women were shot dead by snipers in the church grounds of the Catholic Holy Family parish in Gaza City, on December 16, according to a press release by the Latin Patriarchate of
