Two sisters belonging to the Servants of the Lord the Virgin of Matará, also known as the "Servidoras," are seen with mourners at the funeral of Mary Hafez Michel Najjar and her mother, Maysa Khader Ibrahim Abu Daoud at St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City Oct. 3, 2026. The Christian mother and daughter, along with three others, were killed in the early morning hours Oct. 3 in an Israeli airstrike on the residential building where they lived. (OSV News/courtesy X, @PGabRomanelli) Pope Leo XIV sent a condolence message to Holy Family Parish in Gaza after an Israeli missile strike killed five people, including Christian mother Maysa Khader Ibrahim Abu Daoud and her daughter, Mary Hafez Michel Najjar, Fr Gabriel Romanelli said in an October 4 video update. Reading the pope’s note, Fr Romanelli said Pope Leo…
