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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 ...
Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...
For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...
Pope Francis appealed for peace in Gaza and Ukraine as well as other conflict hotspots ... Israel’s separation barrier on ...
The final call lasted 30 seconds. Just enough time to say hello and ask if everyone was okay. But for Gaza’s tiny Christian population, the phone call from Pope Francis was a ray of hope that shone ...
His calls were a source of comfort and protection, according to a small Christian community sheltering around a church in the ...
The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...