Although Pope Francis remains in hospital, he has reportedly kept in touch from his hospital bed with a parish in the Gaza Strip says Rev. Gabriel Romanelli. Pope Francis is said to call from the hospital at 8pm Gaza time every night and has maintained near-daily contact with the Church of the Holy Family throughout the Israel-Hamas war, which began in October 2023. The pope remains in a 'critical condition' with a respiratory tract infection but despite this, he still contacts the church by video call and sometimes by text message, according to the Vatican. Read more at DailyMail.com #pope #vatican #rome #gaza #parish #catholic #israel #hamas