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Cardinal Pizzaballa Returns to Gaza Ahead of Christmas

12/19/2025

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited Gaza City’s Holy Family Parish to evaluate humanitarian and rehabilitation efforts ahead of Christmas.
He will meet with local priests and community members and preside over the Christmas Mass at Gaza’s only Catholic church.
This marks Pizzaballa's third visit to Gaza during the ongoing conflict, following a July incident where an IDF tank shell hit the church, killing three and injuring several, which Israel termed an accident.

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited Gaza City’s Holy Family Parish to evaluate humanitarian and rehabilitation efforts ahead of Christmas.
He will meet with local priests and community members and preside over the Christmas Mass at Gaza’s only Catholic church.
This marks Pizzaballa's third visit to Gaza during the ongoing conflict, following a July incident where an IDF tank shell hit the church, killing three and injuring several, which Israel termed an accident.