The Holy Father placed the call to Cardinal Pizzaballa as the cardinal was traveling to the Gaza Strip with Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III.

An American aid organization says 20 Palestinians were killed at a distribution site in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it believed 19 died from trampling Wednesday at its food distribution center and one was stabbed.

The only Catholic Church in Gaza, which Pope Francis called nightly since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, was hit by an Israeli shell this morning (July 17), killing three people and injuring 10 others, including the parish priest.

A journey through Gaza’s al-Rashid Street, where hunger drives thousands to risk death chasing aid trucks each day.

The Pope called for an immediate ceasefire in the aftermath.

Mariam Abu Adghaim stood on the edge of hope. Aged 27, she and her husband hoped a rare moment of quiet during a ceasefire in Gaza offered them the peace they needed to start a family. “I got pregnant in February,

In Gaza, illness, poverty, mass displacement and depleted services are leading to soaring stress levels and causing an increase in domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA).