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Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Pope Francis had a nightly ritual for the last 18 months of his life; calling Gaza’s only Catholic Church throughout the war.
The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...
In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...
The final call lasted 30 seconds. Just enough time to say hello and ask if everyone was okay. But for Gaza’s tiny Christian population, the phone call from Pope Francis was a ray of hope that shone ...
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But it seems clear that the Israeli government's resentment of Pope Francis's expressions of solidarity with the Palestinians ...