HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The season of giving has many reflecting on those stuck in the grips of violence and unrest. In his own Christmas Eve homily, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Palestine, ...

By Stefano Leszczynski Immediately following his arrival in Rome on Wednesday afternoon, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the Basilica of St Mary Major to pay his respects at Pope Francis’ ...

Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after U.S. President Donald Trump stoked regional tensions with ...

The Vatican recognized Palestine a decade ago, and Pope Leo has backed statehood, even if that looks increasingly unlikely.

Thursday's visit is the first meeting between the Palestinian Authority president and the new pope; Abbas met Leo's ...

The audience marked the first by history’s first American pope with the Israeli head of state. The Vatican has tried to maintain its tradition of diplomatic neutrality throughout the war, calling for ...

The two met in person for the first time, in what the Holy See described as a "cordial" encounter. View on euronews ...

ROME — 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, the ...

The meeting, which lasted about an hour and was described as “cordial” in a brief Vatican statement, comes nearly a month after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement came into effect in the Gaza Strip ...

Pope Leo XIV meets PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas for the first time, urging aid for Gaza and a two-state solution. The meeting ...

Pope Leo XIV and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, recognized the “urgent need to provide assistance ...