ROME – Despite his ongoing hospitalisation for treatment of what the Vatican has said is a polymicrobial respiratory infection, Pope Francis has continued calling the Catholic parish in Gaza nightly, its parish priest has said.
Speaking to Vatican News, the Vatican’s official state-run information platform, Argentine Fr Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family parish in Gaza, said “the Holy Father called us the first two nights he was admitted”.
Parishioners and others sheltering there awaited the pontiff’s call at 8pm local time as usual, he said, saying that despite an area blackout throughout Gaza City, “he insisted and was able to contact us by video-call”.
