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Latin Patriarchate Cardinal Pizzaballa, Patriarch Theophilos III head to Gaza following strike on Gaza Church Compound, July 18

lpj.org: In the aftermath of the grievous strike on the Holy Family Church compound in Gaza, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, together with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, entered Gaza this morning, July 18, as part of an ecclesiastical delegation, expressing the shared pastoral solicitude of the Churches of the Holy Land and their concern for the community of Gaza. ...more

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At the house of condolences and hope in Balamand

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : On July 10, 2025 a delegation from the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), ...more

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