The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis Father Gabriel Romanelli, left, prays during the midnight Christmas Eve Mass in 2021 at Deir Al Latin ...

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church ...

An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza's only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele Romanelli, the priest who spoke to Pope Francis every day for the last ...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three ...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis Pope Leo XIV on Thursday renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in response to the attack ...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN, AP Thursday, July 17, 2025 ...