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8 Things to Know About the Only Catholic Parish in Gaza, by Kate Quiñones – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Holy Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, led by the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli during the Advent season. December 2024. | Courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli

By Kate Quiñones, CNA, July 18, 2025

Kate Quiñones is a staff writer for Catholic News Agency and a fellow of the College Fix. She has been published by the Wall Street Journal, the Denver Catholic Register, and CatholicVote, and she graduated from Hillsdale College. She lives in Colorado with her husband.

Kate QuiñonesCNA Staff, Jul 18, 2025 / 04:10 am – A reported strike on the only Catholic Church in Gaza killed three people and injured nine others July 17, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM. Among the injured was the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. Pictures showed damage to the church’s roof and windows.

Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the parish has been a refuge for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Here are eight things to know about Holy Family Church in Gaza:

1) The parish is the only Catholic Church in Gaza

Holy Family parish was built in the 1960s. Before it became a shelter, the were about 130 Catholics in Gaza according NCR . ….

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