The Holy Family Church is in Gaza City – Religions for Peace Australia

Displaced Palestinian Christians Mark Easter in Gaza’s Only Catholic Church

April 1, 2024 by Admin

Missa dans Gaza — Churchgoers sit and stand in pews, singing, as a procession walks down the aisle carrying incense and a cross. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Somber Easter celebrations were held on Sunday for hundreds of displaced Palestinians at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City. The only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip held Easter celebrations on Sunday for hundreds of displaced Palestinian Christians who have been sheltering within its compound since the war began nearly six months ago.

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