Israel last week attacked the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, according to the parish priest.

Pope Leo XIV reiterated a plea for peace in Gaza on Sunday, July 20, amid the Israel-Hamas war. Following his weekly Angeles address, the pontiff expressed sorrow over the bombing of a Catholic church in Gaza on Thursday,

"I again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict," Pope Leo said.

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the Gaza war and called out “collective punishment” as officials said dozens more Palestinians were killed queuing for aid on Sunday.The pontiff renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians.

Pope Leo XIV called for an “immediate halt to the barbarism of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict” during his Angelus speech in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV slammed the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza on Sunday and urged against the “indiscriminate use of force”, just days after a deadly strike by Israel’s military on a Catholic church. “I once again ask for an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict,

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday slammed the "barbarity" of Israel's war on Gaza as its campaign of mass killing and starvation in the Palestinian territory continues.

Pope Leo XIV urged “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. Not long before, an Israeli strike had hit Gaza’s sole Catholic Church, killing three people who had been sheltering there and injuring 10 more.