Names and faces of the Catholic dead and wounded from the Gaza parish struck by Israel

As the Catholic world grapples with outrage, mourning, and prayer in the aftermath of an Israeli shell striking Gaza’s only Catholic parish, many will likely want to know the names and faces of the wounded and the dead.

Bassem Khoury, a former Minister of the Economy of Palestine, spoke with CatholicVote by phone about the parish community. ---More...

Last night, just hours after being bombed, the bells of Holy Family Church in Gaza rang out with the tune of Our Lady of Fatima.

Amid devastation, their unshaken faith in God and love for Our Blessed Mother remains a powerful witness. ????❤️ pic.twitter.com/oQxsL06lrn

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