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Vatican shares video of one of Pope Francis' calls to Gaza Parish

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Video released by Vatican News via Youtube on January 22 showed Pope Francis on a video call with the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/21/pope-francis-beloved-lolo-kiko-to-filipinos-has-passed-away-vatican-1603">Pope Francis, beloved ‘Lolo Kiko’ to Filipinos, has passed away: Vatican</a></div>Pope Francis is seen talking to the parish priest, Father Gabriele Romanelli and his assistance Father Youssef Asaad.According to Vatican News, the Pope made this call &quot;every evening since October 9, two days after the bombing began in the Gaza strip&quot;.Members of Gaza&#x27;s tiny Christian community said they were &quot;heartbroken&quot; on Monday (April 21) at the death of Pope Francis, who campaigned for peace for the devastated enclave and spoke to them on the phone every evening throughout the war.Francis phoned a final time on Saturday (April 19) night, the pastor of the Holy Family parish, Rev. Gabriel Romanelli, told the Vatican News Service.&quot;He said he was praying for us, he blessed us, and he thanked us for our prayers,&quot; Romanelli said.The next day, in his last public statement on Easter, Francis appealed for peace in Gaza, telling the warring parties to &quot;call a ceasefire, release the hostages and come to the aid of a starving people that aspires to a future of peace&quot;.(Production: Monica Naime, Jose Pablo Diaz, Dina Selim)

Video released by Vatican News via Youtube on January 22 showed Pope Francis on a video call with the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza.

Video released by Vatican News via Youtube on January 22 showed Pope Francis on a video call with the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza.

'I pray for you': Vatican shares video of one of Pope Francis' calls to Gaza Parish

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'I pray for you': Vatican shares video of one of Pope Francis' calls to Gaza Parish

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Published April 22, 2025 06:35 AM PHT

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