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The Holy See's Secretary of State tells Vatican News that “all the victims of the tragedy in Gaza are represented" in the Pope's words at the Angelus today.

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Speaking after the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo mourns the three Gazans killed in an attack on the Holy Family Catholic parish in Gaza city, which he says is “just one” of the “continuous” attacks on Gaza’s people and holy sites.

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In his Angelus message on Sunday in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo invites us to welcome the Lord who knocks at our door asking permission to enter. He underscores the importance of listening to and welcoming others, while also allowing ourselves to welcomed.

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Presiding over Mass at the Cathedral of Albano, Pope Leo reflects on hospitality, service, and listening as essential elements to building a relationship with God and others.

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Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Gaza's Holy Family Catholic Church, was slightly injured in the leg and side during the Israeli army attack two days ago, which resulted in three deaths and several serious injuries among the Christians gathered in the Catholic parish. He was reached by L'Osservatore Romano's correspondent, Roberto Cetera. This is the testimony he shared with the Vatican media.

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Suhail Abo Dawood, a young Catholic student from Gaza seriously wounded in the Israeli attack on the Holy Family parish on Thursday, tells Vatican media that his condition is improving. "Love", says the young man, who writes a column for the Holy See's newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, "is stronger than war".

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Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto speaks to Vatican News about the recent COMECE visit to war-torn Ukraine, which aimed "to see the reality there with our eyes, and touch it with our hands".

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As the third Metropolitan Assembly of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh kicks off, the Pope shares how their meeting is “a visible sign of communion in the Church."

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In an interview with Italy's public broadcaster RAI TG2 Post on Friday evening, 18 July, the Vatican Secretary of State speaks about the call of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the Pope, while also urging clarity on the attack that struck the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, and that words be followed by actions. On the Holy See’s role in mediating ongoing conflicts, Cardinal Parolin emphasizes that "political will is needed to end the war" and that "the toll is terrible for everyone."

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In a telegram signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State , Pope Leo XIV assures those suffering the effects of a fire in an Iraqi shopping centre of his spiritual solidarity, and offers prayers for those who died in the tragedy.

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