The pope phoned a priest in Gaza every day ECONOMIST

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/04/24/the-pope-phoned-a-priest-in-gaza-every-day


The pope phoned a priest in Gaza every day

It was a rare connection with the outside world for Gaza’s Christians

Apr 24th 2025

was the deaths of a mother and daughter in December 2023 that shook the pope. The two Palestinian Christians were shot as they sought refuge in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City (Israel denied it was to blame). Some 700 people had packed into it, many from Gaza’s Byzantine Orthodox church which had been hit by a missile weeks earlier, killing over a dozen. The next Sunday the pontiff addressed the crowds in St Peter’s Square. “They weren’t terrorists, but families, children, people who are sick and have disabilities,” pleaded the pope. Enough, he said, calling on both sides to reach a ceasefire and on Hamas to release the hostages.

(Pay wall)

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HERE IS ANOTHER NEWS LINK…

https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-phoned-gazas-only-catholic-church-every-day-as-priest-reveals-details-of-last-call-13353447

Pope Francis phoned Gaza's only Catholic church 'every day' - as priest reveals details of last call

Speaking outside the Holy Family Church, Father Gabriel Romanelli paid tribute to the Pope and said it was a "very sad day".

Christians from Gaza's only Catholic church have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who called them "every day" during the Israel-Hamas war.

Speaking outside the Holy Family Church on Easter Monday, Father Gabriel Romanelli revealed details of his last phone call with the Pope, who died on Monday.

[TheRickles]

1. More info can be found here, with a link to a full NPR report:

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100220262491|

[lapucelle]

2. It's a single paragraph story.

The pope phoned a priest in Gaza every day

It was a rare connection with the outside world for Gaza’s Christians

It was the deaths of a mother and daughter in December 2023 that shook the pope. The two Palestinian Christians were shot as they sought refuge in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City (Israel denied it was to blame). Some 700 people had packed into it, many from Gaza’s Byzantine Orthodox church which had been hit by a missile weeks earlier, killing over a dozen. The next Sunday the pontiff addressed the crowds in St Peter’s Square. “They weren’t terrorists, but families, children, people who are sick and have disabilities,” pleaded the pope. Enough, he said, calling on both sides to reach a ceasefire and on Hamas to release the hostages.

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Anyone who thinks that the Pope was on either side in the conflict knows nothing about Jesuits in general and Francis in particular.

[questionseverything]

3. Israel bombs Christians and muslims, kind of an equal opportunity killing country

[Brenda]

4. No shit.

Yet the Pope is sus according to some people.