Israel strikes Gaza Catholic church, killing 3
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This is a time of change for Latino Catholics, currently about 40 percent of the U.S. Church, and who experts say are likely to become the majority eventually.
Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza on Thursday after the sole Catholic church in the region was struck, saying, “Only dialogue and reconciliation can ensure enduring peace.” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the Holy Family Church was hit ...
More than 500 men, women and children had been sheltering at the church, including about 50 people with disabilities and ill children cared for by the Missionaries of Charity. It is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip. The early morning raid on the ...
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