Pope Leo XIV condemned Israel's attack on Gaza's Catholic church, killing three, and urged adherence to humanitarian law, denouncing collective punishment and forced displacement.

Israel last week attacked the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, according to the parish priest.

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the Gaza war and called out “collective punishment” as officials said dozens more Palestinians were killed queuing for aid on Sunday.The pontiff renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,