Pope Francis had a unique relationship with us, and we pray the he will continue to help us from heaven,’ said Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest at Holy Family Church ...

"Through his bold diplomacy with Cuba, compassionate stance on migration, nuanced approach to homosexuality and unwavering ...

According to Vatican News, Pope Francis called the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza nightly since the beginning of the war ...

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...

Pope Francis had a nightly ritual for the last 18 months of his life; calling Gaza’s only Catholic Church throughout the war.

Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...

The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas ...

The final call lasted 30 seconds. Just enough time to say hello and ask if everyone was okay. But for Gaza’s tiny Christian population, the phone call from Pope Francis was a ray of hope that shone ...

GAZA CITY — For most people around the world, Pope Francis was a religious leader seen on video or read about in the news. For the congregation of a tiny Roman Catholic church in Gaza ...

Pope Francis called to check in on a Christian congregation in Gaza sheltering at their church almost every night since the ...