Nidal al-Mughrabi is a reporter for Reuters.

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Gaza’s Christians ‘Heartbroken’ for Pope Who Phoned Them Nightly

Palestinians walk past a damaged church after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican, in Gaza City April 21, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Francis called the church hours after the war in Gaza began in October 2023, Antone said, the start of what the Vatican News Service would describe as a nightly routine throughout the war. He would make sure to speak not only to the priest but to everyone else in the room, Antone said.

Negotiators Reach Six-Week Ceasefire in Gaza, Officials Say

Palestinians react as they wait for news of a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East.

Episcopal Church Says Israeli Evacuation Orders Forced Gaza Hospital Closure

An image from Saint Philips Church (which is also known as the Baptist church and is part of Al-ahli Al-arabi Hospital) that was converted into a clinic to treat the injured in Gaza City. July 4, 2024. Via Reuters.

The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East protested the closure of Al-Ahli Arab Anglican Hospital in Gaza City as a result of the evacuation of several residential districts ordered by the Israeli military.

Israel Bars Gaza's Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas

A view shows the old city of Bethlehem, which is located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Image courtesy REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Gazan Christians will be granted permits to travel abroad but none will be allowed to go to Israel and the occupied West Bank, home to many sites that are considered holy to Christians.