This morning, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the Compound of the Holy Family in Gaza, belonging to the Latin Patriarchate, wa

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck Gaza’s sole Catholic Church in a raid on Thursday

The direct strike killed three people as confirmed by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem hours after the attack.

The Israeli military acknowledged that the strike on Thursday, in which a tank shell hit the church, was a 'mistake.' Meanwhile, its airstrikes continue to kill dozens of civilians every day in the besieged enclave.

Top church leaders visited Gaza yesterday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell on Thursday. The attack killed three people and wounded 10, including a priest who had developed a close friendship with the late Pope Francis.

Upon their entrance into Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called Cardinal Pizzaballa to 'offer his support, closeness, and prayers' for the ecclesiastical delegation and the people left shaken by the Israeli attack.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in a July 14 statement, called on the Israeli government to hold those responsible to account.