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Catholic cardinal visits Holy Family Church in Gaza City

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa held a pre-Christmas mass at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on Sunday, as Israeli forces flew drones overhead [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
Pizzaballa, who previously visited the church in May, returned two days after Pope Francis said Israeli authorities had denied him permission to enter Gaza [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
‘All the world is with you, so the war will finish and we will rebuild,’ the cardinal said, urging Palestinians in Gaza to never be afraid [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
His visit came as Pope Francis said there was ‘so much cruelty’ in Gaza, with children ‘machine-gunned’ and schools and hospitals bombed [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
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