In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “only latin”. Today it says “only catholic church in the gaza strip”.
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Only Catholic parish in Gaza Church in Gaza City, Palestine Sanctuary and altar of the church The Holy Family Church ( Arabic : كنيسة العائلة المقدسة ) of Gaza City is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip , Palestine . The parish includes a school which provides a Christian education to children in Gaza, and it works closely with the nearby religious congregations of the Missionaries of Charity , Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará , and the Rosary Sisters . The Missionaries of Charity care for the elderly and disabled, and the Rosary Sisters operate a school. The community is served by priests from the Institute of the Incarnate Word . The church's school was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on 7 July 2024, killing four displaced people sheltering on the school's grounds. Vatican Radio Archive . 9 January 2019 . Patriarcat latin de Jérusalem (in French). 15 September 2009. Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem . 20 July 2018 .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Church in Gaza City, Palestine The Holy Family Church ( ) It is the only Latin (Roman) Catholic parish in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian Territories . His pastor since 2012 is Father Jorge Hernández of the Congregation of the Incarnate Word, assisted by a vicar also the same institution. His parishioners are among some two hundred faithful. It has two primary and secondary schools, property and Jerusalem Latin Patriarchate, plus some clinics. The parish receives the support of the Sisters of Charity of Mother Teresa and the Sisters of the Incarnate Word (also present in Bethlehem, Jaffa and Egypt) and the Rosary Sisters. They take care of the sick, disabled, elderly, regardless of their religion. Patriarcat latin de Jérusalem . 15 September 2009 .
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Latin Catholic parish in Gaza Church in Gaza City, Palestine The Holy Family Church ( ) is the only Catholic church in Gaza City and in the Gaza Strip , State of Palestine .Its priest in charge Gabriel Romanelli, assisted by a vicar also from the same institution.The church also runs two primary and secondary schools, plus some clinics. Interior of the church The parish receives the support of the Sisters of Charity of Mother Teresa and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word (also present in Bethlehem, Jaffa and Egypt) and the Rosary Sisters. They take care of the sick, disabled, elderly, regardless of their religion. As of 2021, the tiny Catholic community in the Gaza Strip consisted of 133 people. Patriarcat latin de Jérusalem . 15 September 2009.
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only latin
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only catholic church in the gaza strip
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