2 killed in Israeli strike on Catholic church in Gaza
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The Holy Father placed the call to Cardinal Pizzaballa as the cardinal was traveling to the Gaza Strip with Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III.
Both religious leaders led an ecclesiastical delegation into Gaza to “offer condolences and solidarity” with both Christian and non-Christian families.
Cardinal Pizzaballa and Patriarch Theophilos assessed the damage to the church's roof and comforted parishioners.