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Worshippers attend a Sunday morning Mass led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on July 20, 2025.

Israel issues evacuation order for Holy Family Parish’s Gaza City neighborhood

Aug 18, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, said Aug. 18 that an evacuation order was... Read more

Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family who was wounded in a recent strike on the church, stands before the altar during a Sunday morning Mass held by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem at the church in Gaza City on July 20, 2025.

Pastor of Gaza church hit by Israeli fire: ‘We are in God’s grace and we persevere in faith’

Jul 21, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Argentine priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, posted a video on his YouTube... Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, and Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV receives call from Netanyahu after Gaza church attack

Jul 18, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV received a phone call Friday from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, following yesterday’s Israeli army... Read more

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, leave the church after a visit to Holy Family Parish in Gaza on July 18, 2025.

Pizzaballa, Patriarch Theophilos III visit Holy Family Church in Gaza after Israeli attack

Jul 18, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Both religious leaders led an ecclesiastical delegation into Gaza to “offer condolences and solidarity” with both Christian and non-Christian families. Read more

Pope Leo XIV called Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa on Friday, July 18, 2025, just before the cardinal entered Gaza following the July 17 attack on Holy Family Parish in Gaza.

Pope to Cardinal Pizzaballa after Gaza church attack: ‘It is time to stop this slaughter’

Jul 18, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“It is time to stop this slaughter.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV expressed his firm condemnation of the Israeli... Read more

Holy Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, led by the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, during the Advent season in December 2024.

Gaza church attack: Without warnings by priest ‘it would have been a massacre’

Jul 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Father Yusuf Asad, 49, assistant parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Gaza, had just celebrated morning Mass when a... Read more

Father Gabriel Romanelli with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrating Christmas Mass at Holy Family Parish in Gaza in December 2024.

Gaza’s only Catholic priest among injured in Israeli attack

Jul 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Holy Family Church in Gaza was hit Thursday amid a new wave of Israeli bombings, leaving several people dead... Read more

A view of the damage to Holy Family Church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said the strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two and injured several people, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building.

Pope urges immediate ceasefire after deadly attack on Catholic parish in Gaza

Jul 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope... Read more

People gather at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family on Palm Sunday in al-Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on March 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.

UN delegation makes surprise visit to Catholic parish in Gaza

Jul 2, 2025

By Junno Arocho Esteves

A United Nations delegation made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Holy Family Parish, the only Latin-rite Catholic Church in... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, in an interview with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, emphasized that the Catholic Church in the Holy Land must remain “open”: “The Church must remain open and accessible to all. This is absolutely essential. Everyone must be able to reach us, we must be a point of connection for everyone.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa in the Holy Land: ‘The Church must be a point of connection for everyone’

Jun 24, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem,... Read more

Pope Francis reiterated his call for peace for Gaza and the Holy Land in his April 20, 2025, urbi et orbi message.

Two days before his death, Pope Francis made final call to pastor of Gaza parish

Apr 22, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, summed up Pope Francis’ last call on Saturday night,... Read more

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa speaks with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Church, during his December 2024 visit to Gaza.

Catholic priest in Gaza reports explosions near parish

Mar 18, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Father Gabriel Romanelli told Vatican News the bombings occurred just 300 or 400 meters (about 985 to 1,300 feet) from... Read more

Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, leads Eucharistic adoration at the parish in December 2024.

Gaza priest after speaking with Pope Francis: ‘We rejoice to hear his voice’

Feb 26, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Father Gabriel Romanelli was able to speak with Pope Francis on Tuesday despite the fact that the pontiff remains hospitalized... Read more

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, lights a candle in the Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza during his visit there on Dec. 22, 2024.

PHOTOS: Cardinal Pizzaballa shares Christmas message after Gaza visit

Dec 23, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

The press conference was not only a chance for the Latin patriarch to share an annual Christmas message but also... Read more

A young girl hangs an ornament on the Christmas tree inside the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza.

PHOTOS: Gaza Catholic parish prepares for second Christmas under war

Dec 22, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

As Christmas approaches, the Latin Church of the Holy Family in Gaza is alive with activity as the people at... Read more

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