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Ceasefire deal, hostage release a ‘first step’ for peace, Latin patriarch says
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, called the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal brokered by the U.S. a “first step”... Read more
Italian bishops, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to undertake joint Gaza hospital project
Archbishop Giuseppe Baturi announced a major joint project between Italy’s bishops and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem: the opening of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV on Trump’s Gaza peace plan: ‘A realistic proposal’
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday expressed his support for the proposed plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve the... Read more
Gaza’s only Catholic priest: ‘For mercy’s sake stop this war and stop killing people’
The only parish priest in Gaza, Father Gabriel Romanelli, pleaded in a video posted Sept. 23 for an end to... Read more
Gaza churches provide shelter and hope amid escalating conflict
Amid military esclation, Holy Family Catholic Church in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood of southern Gaza has become both a spiritual center... Read more
Holy Family Church leaders in Gaza will ‘stay and serve’ amid evacuation orders in city
The Emergency Committee at Holy Family Church in Gaza recently announced that its members will stay put to care for... Read more
Patriarchates of Jerusalem: Forced evacuation of Gaza City is a ‘death sentence’
In a joint Aug. 26 message, the Latin and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchates of Jerusalem denounced the evacuation of Gaza... Read more
Pastor of Gaza church hit by Israeli fire: ‘We are in God’s grace and we persevere in faith’
The pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Argentine priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, posted a video on his YouTube... Read more
Pope Leo XIV prays by name for Gaza parish strike victims, renews plea for ceasefire
“I express my profound sadness regarding last Thursday’s attack by the Israeli army on the Catholic Parish of the Holy... Read more
Director of Jerusalem Pontifical Mission assesses situation in Gaza after church attack
Joseph Hazboun, director of the Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, spoke with “EWTN News Nightly” on July 18 about the situation... Read more
U.S. bishops stress need for immediate ceasefire after deadly attack on Gaza parish
The president of the USCCB has called for peace and an “immediate ceasefire” following a deadly attack on the only... Read more
Israel says Holy Family Church in Gaza was ‘mistakenly’ hit, ‘regrets’ damage
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared a post on X saying “fragments from a shell” hit the parish church, which has... Read more
8 things to know about the only Catholic parish in Gaza
Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the Holy Family Church has been a refuge for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Here... Read more
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