Holy Family Church in Gaza - in pictures

  • Pope Francis speaks every day to a priest and nuns at the Church of the Holy Family in northern Gaza. All photos: Holy Family Church
    Pope Francis speaks every day to a priest and nuns at the Church of the Holy Family in northern Gaza. All photos: Holy Family Church
  • Sister Nabila Saleh and Father Yousef Asaad taking calls from Pope Francis in the church stairwell
    Sister Nabila Saleh and Father Yousef Asaad taking calls from Pope Francis in the church stairwell
  • The church is giving refuge to about 700 Palestinians who have lost their homes in the Israel-Gaza war
    The church is giving refuge to about 700 Palestinians who have lost their homes in the Israel-Gaza war
  • A nun listens to daily calls from Pope Francis played out on a phone speaker in the Gaza church
    A nun listens to daily calls from Pope Francis played out on a phone speaker in the Gaza church
  • A candlelit prayer in the church that holds mass twice a day despite the incessant bombing
    A candlelit prayer in the church that holds mass twice a day despite the incessant bombing
  • Father Youssef Asaad, a priest at the Church of the Holy Family, in Gaza with one of the more than 100 Palestinian children sheltering in the church grounds in northern Gaza
    Father Youssef Asaad, a priest at the Church of the Holy Family, in Gaza with one of the more than 100 Palestinian children sheltering in the church grounds in northern Gaza
  • It is the last remaining Catholic church in Gaza
    It is the last remaining Catholic church in Gaza
  • A screenshot from a video posted on Facebook showing children praying at the Holy Family Church in Gaza
    A screenshot from a video posted on Facebook showing children praying at the Holy Family Church in Gaza
  • Parishioners pray for peace at the Holy Family Church in Gaza
    Parishioners pray for peace at the Holy Family Church in Gaza
  • The Pope is given details each day of how people are managing in Gaza
    The Pope is given details each day of how people are managing in Gaza
  • Regular prayer services give strength to people seeking refuge at the Church of the Holy Family
    Regular prayer services give strength to people seeking refuge at the Church of the Holy Family