To Ahmad Muna, co-owner of The Educational Bookshop, Francis' near daily phone calls to a Catholic Church in Gaza in the last ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV and his top diplomats told Israel’s president Thursday that a two-state solution was the “only way out of the war,” as the Vatican called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Wednesday that there had been misunderstandings and conflicts with Jews over Israel’s war in Gaza. But he strongly confirmed the Catholic Church’s condemnation of ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians with family in Gaza and said the conflict had gone beyond war to become “terrorism”. Speaking ...

Despite their differences, Trump, Milei, Zelenskyy and others are to attend the pontiff’s funeral.

When Pope Leo XIV recently declared, “I too confirm that the Church does not tolerate antisemitism and fights against it, on ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV acknowledged on Oct. 29 that there had been misunderstandings and conflicts with Jews over Israel’s war in Gaza. But he strongly confirmed the Catholic Church’s condemnation ...

Pope Leo XIV attends a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Vatican 1965 declaration Nostra Aetate (In Our Time) in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Credit: AP ...