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Israeli-Palestinian war
New attack on West Bank Christian village of Taibeh

The Christian village of Taibeh in the West Bank was once again targeted by extremist Israeli settlers in a nighttime attack, despite recent high-level visits meant to deter such violence. Local leaders are calling for impartial investigations, as official responses have failed to hold perpetrators accountable, drawing concern from international …
Exclusive: Gaza priest injured in Israeli bombing discusses impact on parish community

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2025 / 18:13 pm “Thanks be to God more people weren’t harmed,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli in an exclusive interview with EWTN on July 24 in the wake of the July 17 bombing of his parish, Holy Family Church in Gaza, which left …
Catholic student wounded in Israeli strike: “Love is stronger than war”

Suhail Abo Dawood, a young Catholic student from Gaza seriously wounded in the Israeli attack on the Holy Family parish on Thursday, tells Vatican media that his condition is improving. “Love”, says the young man, who writes a column for the Holy See’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, “is stronger than war”. …
Pope appeals for end to Gaza ‘barbarity’

Speaking after the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo mourns the three Gazans killed in an attack on the Holy Family Catholic parish in Gaza city, which he says is “just one” of the “continuous” attacks on Gaza’s people and holy sites. By Joseph Tulloch Pope Leo XIV has expressed his “deep …
Gaza: A people under attack amid the globalization of indifference

By Andrea Tornielli The images of the strike’s aftermath speak volumes: a shell fired from an Israeli army tank directly hit the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic parish in Gaza. Five hundred people—families who have lost their homes—have taken refuge in the compound comprising two churches and a school …
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Gaza during phone call with Israeli PM Netanyahu

In the wake of the Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak by phone, with the Pope reaffirming the urgent need to protect places of worship and achieve a ceasefire. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Amid the ongoing …
8 things to know about the only Catholic parish in Gaza

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 18, 2025 / 04:10 am A reported strike on the only Catholic Church in Gaza killed three people and injured nine others July 17, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM. Among the injured was the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. Pictures showed damage …
Israeli forces strike Catholic Parish in Gaza

The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by a raid this morning resulting in several injuries including the Parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. By Vatican News The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip, was hit by a tank this morning, …
Pope renews call for ceasefire in Gaza after attack on Catholic parish

Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of closeness to the people of the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza after an attack by Israeli troops in which two people were killed and several others seriously injured. By Francesca Merlo Pope Leo XIV has renewed his calls for “an immediate ceasefire” …
Priest warns: Christian town in Holy Land no longer safe amid settler attacks

By Sanad Sahelia ACI MENA, Jun 26, 2025 / 17:02 pm In a disturbing and increasingly frequent pattern, the Palestinian town of Taybeh, located east of Ramallah and known as the last remaining town in the West Bank inhabited entirely by Christians, faces ongoing attacks by Israeli settlers targeting residents, their …