The Priest Who Stayed in GazaA Witness to Hope in the Rubble In the heart of Gaza City amid broken buildings, relentless bombardment, and the anguished cries of the displaced a single cross still hovers in the sky. Beneath it stands the intrepid Church of the Holy Family. And inside is a priest who refuses to depart. When war erupted after October 7, 2023, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli could have remained safely in Jerusalem. Instead, he returned immediately to Gaza, to his parish, to

aching cry of our hearts

"Wounded by the revelation of so many scandals

the priesthood

the Man of Sorrows

Adapted for the often less-than-ideal prayer circumstances of families — particularly those with young children — these 33 brief

A Way of the Cross & the Mysteries of the Rosary

black legends and distortions that have accumulated over the centuries about Catholicism

the family

or parish goes to seed

God-repelling souls of the present

In his providence Christ conceals them in a hidden place that they may not shine before others when they might wish to do so

through this unknown territory