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Friday, July 18, 2025
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Latin, Greek patriarchs warmly welcomed by Gaza’s Christians following deadly church strike
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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III in Gaza City's Holy Family Church, July 18, 2025, a day after the church was damaged by a shell fired from a nearby Israeli tank. (Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III are welcomed in the Gaza Strip by the enclave’s Christian population, the day after three civilians were killed on the grounds of the territory’s only Catholic church.
In a video published by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the two Patriarchs can be seen giving blessings to children who approach them as they make their way to the church to survey the extent of the damage.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III meet with Christians in the Gaza Strip, on July 18, 2025. (Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
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