Israel, Catholic church and Gaza
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"I again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict," Pope Leo said.
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ABP News on MSNPope Leo XIV Condemns Israeli Attack On Gaza Catholic Church After 3 Killed, Urges End to 'Barbarity Of War'Pope Leo XIV condemned Israel's attack on Gaza's Catholic church, killing three, and urged adherence to humanitarian law, denouncing collective punishment and forced displacement.
Saad Issa Kostandi Salameh, 60; Foumia Issa Latif Ayyad, 84; and Najwa Abu Daoud, 70, were fatally wounded by shrapnel that scattered across the compound after the explosion.
Pope Leo XIV urged “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. Not long before, an Israeli strike had hit Gaza’s sole Catholic Church, killing three people who had been sheltering there and injuring 10 more.