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Rest in Peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing
The verified @Israel account had posted on Monday a message on social media platform X that read
According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide.”
In his final book, the pope noted
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Pope Francis was a pope for the poor, the downtrodden and the forgotten,
said Keir Starmer, a prime minister who stripped the winter fuel payment from many vulnerable pensioners before launching an assault on disability benefits predicted to drive up to 400,000 Britons into poverty
We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
That was the fate of Nelson Mandela, who famously declared.jpg)
Today there were major shifts in global leaderships. Evil is being defeated by the hand of God.”
In a perverse way, there is something almost refreshing about the honesty of far-right US politician Marjorie Taylor Greene, who tweeted, in seeming reference to the pope
He promoted … an end to … suffering across the globe,
wrote Joe Biden, enabler of Israel’s genocidal assault on GazaWe are united in prayers for him and for the next pope, ... We are united in prayers for peace — in Gaza and in all the world."
said parishioner Suhail Abu Dawood, 19, ... adding:
He was a real father to us,
George Antone, a parishioner in the enclave's only Catholic church, told NBC News' crew in GazaAll the time, he called us during all this war, this horrid war,
he saidI was very sad, and my feelings were sad, because the Pope was our biggest support after God in this war,
said 19-year-old Suheil Abu Dawoud,
I think of the people of Gaza and its Christian community in particular, where the terrible conflict continues to cause death and destruction and to create a dramatic and deplorable humanitarian situation."
He addedEven after he was hospitalised, he continued calling to check on us. Our grief is deep because we lost someone we felt had become a member of our church.”
Father Gabriel Romanelli, an Argentinian who has served as the Holy Family parish priest since 2019, saidI was so shy when Father Yousef handed me the phone, and there was his holiness on the screen looking at me. I thought, ‘Am I dreaming, what do I talk to him about?’ He was smiling and sweet, he asked me about what I’d had to eat that day, about my family,
Antone saidHe felt our pain and suffering deeply. He told us not to be afraid. He said, ‘I am with you and I will fight for you, I will call for peace and ask everyone to keep you safe,’
she saidThe image of him standing next to the wall and praying will forever be engraved in our memories,
Munther Isaac, a Palestinian Christian pastor in Bethlehem, wrote on social media on Monday
The evenings became known as the pope’s time,
a priest in Gaza saidAll of us will miss him,
Mr. Jahshan said
Pope, we need some 1 to speak about justice.”
Touching his forehead to the wall, Francis prayed, his head resting near where someone had spray-paintedAmong them are also many children; may they return to their families!”
he said in a November 2023 address, referring to the more than 250 captives seized by HamasI always waited to hear the words of the Holy Father. I would watch him on television, and through the screens. He gave us hope with his messages and prayers,
said Elias al-Sayegh, 49, from Zeitoun