Gaza Pastor: ‘We Remain in the Hands of the Lord’

Gaza pastor: ‘We remain in the hands of the Lord’

(OSV News) — As violence and starvation deepen in Gaza, the pastor of the area’s only Catholic church told a pontifical charity, “We remain in the hands of the Lord.” Father Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family Parish in Gaza — who sustained a leg injury in a widely condemned July 17 Israeli strike on the church that killed three and wounded more than 10 — shared his latest thoughts in a message to Aid to the Church in Need.  According to a July 29 …

Gaza pastor: “We remain in the hands of the Lord”

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen amid a hunger crisis in the central Gaza Strip July 29, 2025. (OSV News photo/Hatem Khaled, Reuters) As violence and starvation deepen in Gaza, the pastor of the area’s only Catholic church told a pontifical charity, “We remain in the hands of the Lord.” Father Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family Parish in Gaza—who sustained a leg injury in a widely condemned 17 July Israeli strike on the c…

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As violence and starvation deepen in Gaza, the pastor of the area’s only Catholic church told a pontifical charity, “We remain in the hands of the Lord.” Father Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family Parish in Gaza — who sustained a leg injury in a widely condemned July 17 Israeli strike on the church that killed three and wounded more than 10 — shared his latest thoughts in a message to Aid to the Church in Need. According to a July 29 ACN news artic…

Gaza pastor and Holy Land cardinal issue urgent plea following attack on church

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received a new and moving testimony from Gaza, following the July 17 attack on the Catholic Church of the Holy Family, which left three people dead and more than ten wounded. Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the local Catholic community, sent a message directly to the pontifical foundation, expressing his gratitude, but also his pain and unshakeable faith in the midst of the tragedy. “Here we are, a…

ACN echoes urgent plea by Father Gabriel and Cardinal Pizzaballa following attack on Gaza Catholic Church

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received a new and moving testimony from Gaza, following the 17 July … [CONTINUE] The post ACN echoes urgent plea by Father Gabriel and Cardinal Pizzaballa following attack on Gaza Catholic Church appeared first on ACN International.