Israel apologizes for deadly strike on Gaza Catholic church
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Catholic and Orthodox leaders unite in condemning the Israeli strike on Gaza's Holy Family Church, calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Top church leaders in Jerusalem headed into Gaza Friday in a rare solidarity visit to the territory one day after an Israeli shell slammed into its only Catholic church, killing three people.
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,
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.