By Currents News
The Holy Family parish in Gaza, which Pope Francis has called by phone every day since the war began, is sending a message of love as the Holy Father remains hospitalized for double pneumonia.
Vatican News reports that although he remains in critical condition and has been hospitalized since Feb. 14, Pope Francis has still managed to call the parishioners in keeping with his routine from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. He was even able to make two video calls to the parishioners on the day that he was hospitalized, despite a blackout in Gaza and his health concerns at the time.
In return, the parishioners have sent a video message of prayer and encouragement as he continues his therapies.
Parishioners delivered the following message to the pope in Spanish:
“Dear Holy Father, we are gathered here in Gaza after today’s Mass. It is very, very cold, but we want to express our gratitude, our closeness, and our prayers. The whole world is praying for you and is deeply grateful, and we all wish you good health. Thank you so much, we wish you good health, we are praying for you always. God bless you always. Shukran, shukran!”
This week, Pope Francis was able to call the Holy Family parish again to express his closeness and personal thanks for the video message.