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Rocket strikes, prayer and nightly calls from the Pope: Inside Gaza’s only Catholic church at Christmas

IN FOCUS: As Catholics in Gaza gather for Christmas, Father Carlos Ferrero tells Bryony Gooch how they have maintained faith in the face of widespread devastation

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025

John Swinney reveals 'sorrow' as priest he knows hurt in Israeli attack

JOHN Swinney has written to the patriarch of Jerusalem to express his “profound sorrow” at an Israeli attack which injured a priest he knows.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025

Gaza's Only Catholic Chruch Hit By Israeli Missile, Killing Priest

Two people, including a priest, were killed after an Israeli shell struck Gaza's only Catholic Church.

Latin Times · Jul 17, 2025

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Gaza, gay rights, abuse and Trump: How will Pope Leo XIV confront global crisis?

The world receives a message of ‘peace and justice’ from the Vatican amid global turmoil and a long shadow of abuse in the church

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

Christian Palestinians mourn Pope Francis, an outspoken voice for peace in Gaza

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis frequently called with the only Catholic church in Gaza to see how people huddled inside were coping with the devastating war.

Euronews · Apr 22, 2025

Pope Francis called Christians in Gaza every night throughout the war: ‘We are heartbroken’

Pope Francis was usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, however, he campaigned for peace for the devastated enclave since the war began

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

How a sniper’s bullets utterly shattered the last vestiges of sanctuary in Gaza’s only Catholic church

Hundreds of Palestinian Christians already faced dwindling food, dirty water and the constant fear of bombs as they sought shelter from Israel’s war on Hamas in northern Gaza, before a mother and daughter were shot trying to reach the toilet at the Holy Family Church. Bel Trew speaks to the…

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

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