The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas ...

Every day since the beginning of the war 18 months ago, the pope rang the Holy Family Church in Gaza City around 8pm, Father ...

Pope Francis repeatedly called for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, including during an Easter Sunday address delivered ...

Gaza's small Catholic community is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who maintained daily contact with local church leaders throughout the ongoing conflict, the parish priest of the region's ...

The late Pope Francis called Gaza’s only Catholic church every day during the war between Israel and Hamas, even during what ...

Pope Francis called to check in on a Christian congregation in Gaza sheltering at their church almost every night since the ...

Speaking outside the Holy Family Church, Father Gabriel Romanelli paid tribute to the Pope and said it was a "very sad day".

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...