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Gaza Catholic school reopens after almost 3 years of war

September 21, 2026

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CWN Editor's Note: The school attached to Gaza’s sole Catholic parish reopened on September 15.

“For me the school is a light in the darkness,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli, I.V.E., pastor of Holy Family Church. “It means a lot to people—when they see the 1,000 students coming in their uniforms to the school it shows them that there is a future.”

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