US EditionCatholic, Greek Orthodox Clergy to Stay in Gaza City to Help Weakest
About 645 Catholic and Orthodox Christians remain in Gaza, where clergy shelter hundreds of displaced people amid a severe humanitarian crisis, risking their lives for their religious mission.
- On Tuesday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem said Catholic and Greek Orthodox priests and nuns will remain in Gaza City and continue caring for displaced people at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church and Holy Family Catholic Church compounds.
- The IDF began the first stages of an attack on Gaza City last week, calling up reservists, while Israel's cabinet approved a takeover plan; the offensive has killed at least 62,744 Palestinians and the United Nations declared a famine on Friday.
- The Latin Patriarchate noted there are some 645 Catholic and Orthodox Christians left in the Gaza Strip, including five priests and five nuns, while hundreds of displaced people shelter at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church and Holy Family Catholic Church, including children and people with special needs.
- Stray fire and tank shelling have already struck the Holy Family Catholic Church, killing three and wounding 10, including parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, and the Patriarchates said clergy knowingly remain despite the risk of death.
- The patriarchs urged an end to the war and the spiral of violence, while more than one million Palestinians face forced displacement and at least 11,600 Palestinians have been moved from north to south Gaza.
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