Catholic and Orthodox leaders unite in condemning the Israeli strike on Gaza's Holy Family Church, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Joseph Hazboun, director of the Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, spoke with “EWTN News Nightly” on July 18 about the situation facing the people there.

Ahmed Qandil, who specialized in general surgery, had been on his way to Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital when he was killed, Gaza’s Health Ministry spokesman confirmed to AP. Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of the Holy Family Parish,

A Catholic priest leading a parish in war-torn Gaza has expressed dismay over the “death and destruction” that surrounds his community while highlighting the starvation and lack of medical aid faced by the people.

As U.N. agencies issue dire warnings of humanitarian collapse in Gaza, the Catholic arm of an organization that promotes Christian engagement in the Near East has announced a nine-day novena prayer for peace in the Holy Land to begin on July 16.