Vatican City, July 21, 2025 (AFP) - Vatican hardens tone on Israel after Gaza parish strike

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2025-07-21
An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and blame it more directly in the dragging war -- a break from its traditional diplomacy strategy. The strike killed three people in the Holy Family Church in the centre of Gaza City -- prompting condemnation by politicians and by religious leaders of various denominations. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday slammed the "barbarity" of the......
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