Christians in Gaza Remember Pope Francis - UNICORN RIOT

Christians in Gaza Remember Pope Francis - UNICORN RIOT

Gaza City, Palestine — For the few hundred Christians left in Gaza sheltering in churches, the news of Pope Francis’ passing on April 21 has been a hard blow. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, had consistently stayed in touch with the Holy Family Church in Gaza’s Old City, the only Roman Catholic parish in the besieged Strip, calling them nightly during Israel’s genocidal bombardment of Palestinians. “He was in touch with us when co…