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As part of his diplomatic efforts, Francis also met last November with a group of Palestinians affected by the conflict.
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On social media, the group said that silence was complicity with Israeli military operations in Gaza and the climate crisis.
Despite a decrease in tourists and tempered celebrations, Christians gathered at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem's Old City for prayer and commemoration.
Francis has repeatedly deplored the death and destruction in the Gaza war.
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In previous years, Francis would start it prostrating himself on the marble floor of the basilica, but his physical condition no longer allows him to do so.
The letter was delivered the day after the United States did not veto a UN vote calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan. The resolution passed with 14 votes in favor.
CUFI Action funder Chairwoman Sandra Parker asked, if the resolution was "Welcomed by Hamas," "Who is the current American policy helping?"
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