DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Top church leaders visited Gaza on Friday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack that killed three people and wounded 10, ...

Gaza’s small Christian population is preparing for what it hopes to be its first peaceful Christmas in two years. The ...

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Holy Family Parish, said Monday that an evacuation order was issued by Israeli forces for the al-Zaytun neighborhood ...

Is it ever acceptable for a sanctuary to turn into an arena of destruction? The July 17 attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church, the sole Catholic parish in the enclave, has left not only broken ...

All Roman Catholic churches in the region are being asked to collect money for humanitarian relief in Gaza. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton, gave the directions on Aug. 18 and set ...

July 22 (UPI) --The Catholic Church's Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem called on regional and world leaders to end the violence in Gaza after Thursday's deadly church shelling. Cardinal Pierbattista ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — 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, ...

As violence and starvation deepen in Gaza, the pastor of the area's only Catholic Church told a pontifical charity, "We remain in the hands of the Lord." Fr. Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family Parish in ...

Catholic leaders warn Gaza remains in a critical state as winter and flooding worsen the crisis. CNEWA and Cardinal ...

The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday its strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church last week was an accident, following an investigation into the incident. The strike drew condemnation ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the religious leader of Catholics in the Palestinian territories and Israel, is visiting ...