Pope Francis is constantly following what is happening in Gaza, reaching out to the small Christian community in the Strip by telephone.
Parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli told Vatican News about two phone calls he has received from the Pope since October 7. Fr. Romanelli is currently in Bethlehem and in constant contact with the faithful of his parish.
“The Pope called me a few minutes ago”, he said. “He expressed his closeness and offered his prayers.”
Fr. Romanelli said he “thanked him for his call for a ceasefire and a stop to all violence, all terrorism and all war.”
The Pope, he added, “wanted to show his closeness, and now he was going to call the community directly with my vicar helping people who are refugees in the parish.”
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