Church Leaders Reject Forced Displacement, Pledge to Remain in Gaza With Flock

GAZA CITY / PNN /

Clergy and nuns from two churches in Gaza City have vowed to remain with hundreds of displaced civilians sheltering in their compounds, despite an expected Israeli military assault to seize control of the city, church leaders said Tuesday.

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a joint statement that the two churches – St. Porphyrius Orthodox compound and the Holy Family compound – have served as…