Examples of the Holy Family in a Sentence
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Only a few dozen Palestinian Christians celebrated Easter Mass at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, but there wasn't much to celebrate.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Not far from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, dozens of members of Gaza’s tiny Palestinian Christian community gathered at the Holy Family Church to celebrate Easter, with incense wafting through the rare building that appeared untouched by war.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Pope Francis phones Romanelli and the Holy Family staff almost daily.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
In early October, diplomats from some Western countries had noted to Israeli military liaisons that the Holy Family church was sheltering civilians who could not evacuate to the south.
—Claire Porter Robbins, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
On Saturday, a mother and her adult daughter were shot dead while walking inside the grounds of the Holy Family Church, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Catholic regional body whose territory formally includes Cyprus, Jordan, Israel and Palestinian territories, said in a statement.
—NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem claimed in a press release Saturday an IDF sniper murdered two Christian women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, where the majority of Christian families have taken refuge since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
Crafted meticulously from polyresin, this nine-piece set showcases the Holy Family with a celestial touch.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
The Church of the Holy Family in Grand Blanc was recently vandalized, according to a Twitter post from Father Joseph Krupp.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2023
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Not far from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, dozens of members of Gaza’s tiny Palestinian Christian community gathered at the Holy Family Church to celebrate Easter, with incense wafting through the rare building that appeared untouched by war.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Pope Francis phones Romanelli and the Holy Family staff almost daily.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
In early October, diplomats from some Western countries had noted to Israeli military liaisons that the Holy Family church was sheltering civilians who could not evacuate to the south.
—Claire Porter Robbins, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
On Saturday, a mother and her adult daughter were shot dead while walking inside the grounds of the Holy Family Church, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Catholic regional body whose territory formally includes Cyprus, Jordan, Israel and Palestinian territories, said in a statement.
—NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem claimed in a press release Saturday an IDF sniper murdered two Christian women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, where the majority of Christian families have taken refuge since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
Crafted meticulously from polyresin, this nine-piece set showcases the Holy Family with a celestial touch.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
The Church of the Holy Family in Grand Blanc was recently vandalized, according to a Twitter post from Father Joseph Krupp.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2023
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“The Holy Family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Holy%20Family. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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