Franciscan Media

July 24, 2024

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Healing Earth and Spirit

July 24, 2024

Despite their differences, Francis and Bonaventure shared a love of God and a common vision of Christ as the center of creation and goal of spiritual maturity.

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Father Gabriel Romanelli, Gaza City's Holy Family Parish priest, is seen with a parish child in Gaza City during the May 16-19, 2024, visit of the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Father Romanelli returned to his parish community after he was stranded in Jerusalem after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel ad subsequent Israel-Hamas war that has left the northern Gaza Strip in ruins. He (OSV News photo/courtesy Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)

Gaza parish preps for school year; students haven’t reported since October

July 24, 2024
Since his return to Gaza City's Holy Family Parish in May, Father Gabriel Romanelli has been working to organize educational and pastoral activities for the parish youth.
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Spirituality & Sport: Training to Be Present

July 24, 2024
Perhaps in the only way I am like any of the elite athletes who compete at the Olympics, I can sometimes let circumstances overwhelm me or distract me from being present in the moment.
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