{"id":54396,"date":"2025-08-25T03:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54396"},"modified":"2025-08-25T03:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:59:53","slug":"un-delegation-makes-surprise-visit-to-catholic-parish-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/un-delegation-makes-surprise-visit-to-catholic-parish-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"VN-delegatie brengt verrassingsbezoek aan katholieke parochie in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>People gather at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family on Palm Sunday in al-Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on March 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. \/ Credit: AFP via Getty Images Stockholm, Sweden, Jul 2, 2025 \/ 18:17 pm (CNA). A United Nations delegation made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Holy Family Parish, the only Latin-rite Catholic Church in Gaza, which hosts hundreds of people displaced by the war.&nbsp;\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People gather at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family on Palm Sunday in al-Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on March 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. \/ Credit: AFP via Getty Images Stockholm, Sweden, Jul 2, 2025 \/ 18:17 pm (CNA). A United Nations delegation made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Holy Family Parish, the only Latin-rite Catholic Church in Gaza, which hosts hundreds of people displaced by the war.&nbsp;\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":61707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-54396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60877,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/israel-issues-evacuation-order-for-holy-family-parishs-gaza-city-neighborhood\/","url_meta":{"origin":54396,"position":0},"title":"Israel issues evacuation order for Holy Family Parish\u2019s Gaza City neighborhood","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Worshippers attend a Sunday morning Mass led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on July 20, 2025. \/ Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA\/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Aug 18, 2025 \/ 15:04 pm (CNA). Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Holy Family Parish, said Monday that an evacuation order was issued by Israeli forces for the al-Zaytun neighborhood surrounding the parish\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Israel issues evacuation order for Holy Family Parish\u2019s Gaza City neighborhood","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Israel-issues-evacuation-order-for-Holy-Family-Parishs-Gaza-City-neighborhood.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Israel-issues-evacuation-order-for-Holy-Family-Parishs-Gaza-City-neighborhood.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Israel-issues-evacuation-order-for-Holy-Family-Parishs-Gaza-City-neighborhood.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Israel-issues-evacuation-order-for-Holy-Family-Parishs-Gaza-City-neighborhood.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57495,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pizzaballa-patriarch-theophilos-iii-visit-holy-family-church-in-gaza-after-israeli-attack\/","url_meta":{"origin":54396,"position":1},"title":"Pizzaballa, Patriarch Theophilos III visit Holy Family Church in Gaza after Israeli attack","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, leave the church after a visit to Holy Family Parish in Gaza on July 18, 2025. \/ Credit: Caritas Jerusalem Rome Newsroom, Jul 18, 2025 \/ 13:30 pm (CNA). Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III visited Gaza on Friday, offering spiritual support and humanitarian aid to the Holy Family Church community. Both religious leaders led an ecclesiastical delegation into Gaza to \u201coffer condolences\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pizzaballa, Patriarch Theophilos III visit Holy Family Church in Gaza after Israeli attack","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pizzaballa-Patriarch-Theophilos-III-visit-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-after-Israeli-attack.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pizzaballa-Patriarch-Theophilos-III-visit-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-after-Israeli-attack.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pizzaballa-Patriarch-Theophilos-III-visit-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-after-Israeli-attack.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pizzaballa-Patriarch-Theophilos-III-visit-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-after-Israeli-attack.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57670,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-prays-by-name-for-gaza-parish-strike-victims-renews-plea-for-ceasefire\/","url_meta":{"origin":54396,"position":2},"title":"Pope Leo XIV prays by name for Gaza parish strike victims, renews plea for ceasefire","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus address on July 13, 2025 from Liberty Square in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where he is spending a two-week summer break. \/ Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jul 20, 2025 \/ 08:46 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed by name for the victims of a deadly Israeli strike on the only Catholic parish in Gaza, decrying the \u201cbarbarism of the war\u201d as he renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire.&nbsp; \u201cI express my profound\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV prays by name for Gaza parish strike victims, renews plea for ceasefire","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-prays-by-name-for-Gaza-parish-strike-victims-renews-plea-for-ceasefire.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-prays-by-name-for-Gaza-parish-strike-victims-renews-plea-for-ceasefire.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-prays-by-name-for-Gaza-parish-strike-victims-renews-plea-for-ceasefire.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-prays-by-name-for-Gaza-parish-strike-victims-renews-plea-for-ceasefire.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57494,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/israel-says-holy-family-church-in-gaza-was-mistakenly-hit-regrets-damage\/","url_meta":{"origin":54396,"position":3},"title":"Israel says Holy Family Church in Gaza was \u2018mistakenly\u2019 hit, \u2018regrets\u2019 damage","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A view of the damage to Holy Family Church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza\u2019s only Catholic church killed three and injured several people on July 17, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building. \/ Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA\/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Jul 18, 2025 \/ 13:00 pm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Israel says Holy Family Church in Gaza was \u2018mistakenly\u2019 hit, \u2018regrets\u2019 damage","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Israel-says-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-was-%E2%80%98mistakenly-hit-%E2%80%98regrets-damage.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Israel-says-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-was-%E2%80%98mistakenly-hit-%E2%80%98regrets-damage.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Israel-says-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-was-%E2%80%98mistakenly-hit-%E2%80%98regrets-damage.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Israel-says-Holy-Family-Church-in-Gaza-was-%E2%80%98mistakenly-hit-%E2%80%98regrets-damage.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9980,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bishop-zaidan-condemns-any-targeting-of-civilians-at-holy-family-school-in-gaza\/","url_meta":{"origin":54396,"position":4},"title":"Bishop Zaidan condemns \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcany targeting of civilians\u2019 at Holy Family School in Gaza","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 18, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Palestinian women react as they look at the badly damaged Latin Patriarchate Holy Family School after it was reportedly hit during Israeli military bombardment in Gaza City on July 7, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. \/ Credit: Omar AL-QATTAA\/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Jul 10, 2024 \/ 13:57 pm (CNA). 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