We're orphans now, say Gaza Catholics the Pope called daily

Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.

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A short video released by the Vatican upon his death showed his intimate relationship with the Palestinian territory's tiny Christian community, many of whom he came to know by name.

During 18-months of war, he took to calling them nightly to check on their wellbeing.

"What did you eat today?" the Pope asks the local priests in the video, having switched to Italian. "The rest of the chicken from yesterday," replies Father Gabriel Romanelli.

Only a few hundred Christians remain in Gaza among the territory's almost entirely Muslim population of more than 2 million. Many have been living, as well as worshipping, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City.