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People inspect the site where at least four Palestinians died following the collapse of walls onto tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza City amid rainfall and strong winds, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Gaza’s living conditions worsen as strong winds and hypothermia kill 5

Jan 14
Wafaa Shurafa,
Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, poses for the photos with Palestinian parishioners after leading a mass ahead of Christmas celebrations at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Gaza’s tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire

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Mariam Fam,
Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, left, leads a Christmas Eve Mass at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Cardinal celebrates Christmas mass in Gaza City

Dec 21, 2025
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

A Palestinian looks over an area of buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations at sunset in northern Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Holy Land’s top Catholic leader visits Gaza parish, greeted by children in Santa hats and keffiyeh

Dec 20, 2025
Associated Press

A Palestinian vendor displays sardines for sale on a street of a local market in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted, Cardinal visits only Catholic church

Dec 19, 2025
Sam Mednick,
Associated Press

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stand amid the destruction left by Israeli strikes north of Gaza City Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Israel says it has received another set of human remains from militants in Gaza

Nov 26, 2025
Wafaa Shurafa,
Associated Press

Two girls sit next to their drying laundry in a gutted apartment building in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Cardinal says situation on the ground hasn’t changed in Gaza

Nov 21, 2025
Crux Now Staff

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aids as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Mohamed Arafat/AP.)

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Oct 15, 2025
Charles Collins

Smoke rises following an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

Pope Leo says ‘violence, forced exile, or revenge’ not a solution in Holy Land

Sep 22, 2025
Charles Collins

Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy on the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug, 23, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

British cardinal joins Church leaders in calling for an end to the war in Gaza

Sep 19, 2025
Charles Collins

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