Carol Hughes<p>8pm each day since the beginning of the war, the pope rang the catholic Holy Family Church in Gaza City. Father Gabriel Romanelli said for about 15 mins the pope would speak with church leaders and Palestinians sheltering at the church.</p><p>“He shows us his paternity. He is very close to us” said Romanelli. “All the time he called us throughout this war, this horrible war, for more than a year and a half, he would call for peace and send his blessings to all of Gaza’s people”<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GoodMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodMan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/popefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popefrancis</span></a></p>