Convent in Gaza uninhabitable after taking fire; residents take refuge in parish church
The convent, which was home to over 54 disabled persons as well as three religious sisters, was greatly damaged by rocket fire on Saturday, Dec. 16.
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The convent, which was home to over 54 disabled persons as well as three religious sisters, was greatly damaged by rocket fire on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Holy Family’s pastor, Father Gabriel Romanelli, said he was close friends with the women who were killed.
Roman Catholic Church of Holy Family in Gaza City. / Credit: Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported Dec. 16 that an Israeli sniper killed two members of H...
Vatican News reported on Dec. 16 that Samar Anton and her mother, Nahida Anton, were the two Christian women killed at Holy Family Parish.
Spokesman John Kirby said the White House is confident that the Israelis “are not making the slaughter, torture, and rape of civilians in Gaza a war aim.”