Pope Francis
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday and the asymmetry of moral judgment - opinion
Why are Israeli actions so readily framed as moral failures, even when taken under conditions of ongoing threat, while the context that shapes those actions recedes so quickly?
Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance
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Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift
Vatican ambassador called by Israeli Foreign Ministry over Pope's comments on Israel
The Pope had condemned the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, stating "This is cruelty. I want to say this because it touches my heart."
‘This is cruelty, this is not war’: Pope cites Hamas death claims in latest Israel condemnation
The pope also complained, "Yesterday they (Israel) did not allow the Patriarch (of Jerusalem) into Gaza as promised.”
Inspiration behind Poulenc's Opera: 16 guillotined nuns canonized by Pope Francis
On July 17, 1794, at 8:00 p.m., the nuns were executed in the Place du Trône, today's Place de la Nation, after being convicted of hostility to the French Revolution.
'Jesus lived and died as a Jew': Chikli slams pope for Vatican keffiyeh nativity display
“There is no other way to understand this decision than as a deliberate adoption of the Palestinian narrative,” Chikliwrote to Pope Francis.
Pope Francis reveals thwarted 2021 Iraq assassination attempts: female bomber and van
Pope Francis revealed that he narrowly escaped two assassination attempts during his historic visit to Iraq in March 2021, as detailed in his upcoming autobiography "Hope."
As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to educate Catholics about antisemitism
In the document published last week, the AJC’s “Translate Hate” ongoing glossary — which has entries on antisemitic terms — has been appended with Catholic commentaries on 10 of those entries.
'Walk together in friendship': Pope Francis calls for religious tolerance in post-Assad Syria
The Vatican estimates that there are about 300,000 Catholics among the approximately 25 million inhabitants of Syria.
Pope meets Palestinian president to discuss Gaza's 'very serious' needs
Abbas said in a statement that he thanked the pope "for his positions in support of achieving a just peace in Palestine based on the two-state solution."
'Pope can't rewrite Bible - Jesus was a Jew from Judea, not Palestinian,' Christian leader says
A nativity scene featuring baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh was unveiled at Pope Francis’ Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree inauguration on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican
Abbas travels to Italy this week, where he is expected also to meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.