Pope Francis had a nightly ritual for the last 18 months of his life; calling Gaza’s only Catholic Church throughout the war.

Father Gabriel Romanelli reflects on his FaceTime communications between the late pontiff and Gaza City’s “little flock.” ...

GAZA CITY — For most people around the world, Pope Francis was a religious leader seen on video or read about in the news.

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas ...

Pope Francis had a unique relationship with us, and we pray the he will continue to help us from heaven,’ said Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest at Holy Family Church ...

Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...

Upon receiving the news of Pope Francis’s passing on Monday morning, however, tears, accompanied by deep fears of the future ...

The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

GAZA CITY — For most people around the world, Pope Francis was a religious leader seen on video or read about in the news. For the congregation of a tiny Roman Catholic church in Gaza ...