Christian Palestinians mourn Pope Francis, an outspoken voice for peace in Gaza

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Christian Palestinians mourn Pope Francis, an outspoken voice for peace in Gaza  In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis frequently called with the only Catholic church in Gaza to see how people huddled inside were coping with the devastating war.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/22/christian-palestinians-mourn-pope-francis-an-outspoken-voice-for-peace-in-gaza  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Christian Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank mourned the death of Pope Francis,

00:07who had consistently supported their plight throughout his papacy,

00:11but especially in the last 18 months of his life amid the war in Gaza.

00:16We were very sad to hear that Pope Francis died.

00:20He was our Pope, not just our Pope, he was our brother, our friend, our dear friend for Bethlehem.

00:27He always gave us a big hope. He told us that you are not alone.

00:34In Gaza, a mass was held in the enclave's only Catholic church on Monday.

00:39Since the outbreak of the war, the Pope would frequently call the church

00:43to check up on the nearly 600 people sheltering inside.

00:47Pope Francis is very proud and very close to the Christian church of Gaza,

00:53and not only the Christian church of Gaza, but all of the villages of Gaza and all of the indigenous peoples.

00:58He met with us another day, on the Sabbath, on the Sabbath,

01:02on the Sabbath, before a few days.

01:04He asked us for prayer, and he gave us the blessing,

01:09and he gave us the blessing of all of us.

01:14Pope Francis prayed for an end to the war in Gaza until his final hours.

01:20In his last public appearance on Easter Sunday,

01:23he renewed his plea for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas,

01:27expressing his closeness to the suffering of Christians in Palestine and Israel.

01:32And we'll see you soon.

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