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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.
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 ...
One final call: Pope Francis’ last blessing echoes in Gaza
Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...
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Jerusalem patriarch hails Pope Francis' commitment to Gaza
In a final Easter message, the pontiff condemned the 'deplorable humanitarian situation' in the besieged territory ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
We're orphans now, say Gaza Catholics the Pope called daily
Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.