To Ahmad Muna, co-owner of The Educational Bookshop, Francis' near daily phone calls to a Catholic Church in Gaza in the last year of his life proved the pope was a steadfast believer in human dignity ...

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 ...

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 ...