Pope Francis
Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift
Pope Leo has dissolved the Vatican's fundraising panel, created in Francis’s final months, and ordered a review of future efforts.
Pope Francis' popemobile turned into mobile clinic for Gaza children
Vatican returns to Canada artifacts connected to Indigenous people
Pope Leo, in first month, makes a break in style from Francis - analysis
Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
In excerpts published on Sunday from a new forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say "what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide."
Rome gears up for 2025 Jubilee with major renovations and record tourist influx
Visiting Rome nowadays is like entering a huge construction site. “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” but the Eternal City doesn’t have the time anymore, as only a few weeks remain.
Pope Francis meets wounded Israeli soldier, Sheba Medical Center leaders at Vatican
A Vatican official arranged the encounter in Sheba, where he met with civilians and soldiers injured in the ongoing conflict, including Alon Kaminer, an Israeli soldier.
Pope Francis calls for worldwide peace to mark anniversary of Hamas attack
Last year, before the massacre, Pope Francis urged Israelis and Palestinians to foster a "climate of trust."
Pope Francis calls Israeli strikes in Lebanon 'beyond morality'
Pope Francis condemns Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, urging military actions to remain moral and proportional while expressing concern for civilians affected by the conflict.
Pope Francis: 'I stand with Rachel Goldberg-Polin during this time'
He called for the end of the conflict in Palestine and Israel to cease, the end of violence, and the end of hatred.
Pope decries Gazan deaths, criticizes both US candidates aboard flight
The pontiff also expressed doubt that either Israel or Hamas, now at war for eleven months, were seeking to end the conflict.
ISIS attack on Pope Francis in Jakarta thwarted: Indonesian police detain terror org. members
Detachment 88 has been commended for its efforts in thwarting numerous terrorist plots and making key arrests across the country.
Pope Francis says refusing aid to migrants a 'grave sin'
Pope Francis condemned the refusal to aid migrants crossing the Mediterranean and called for global migration governance based on justice and solidarity.
S. Africa Chief Rabbi slams Pope, Archbishop on Israel, western values
Goldstein said Welby was acting in opposition to the bible when he came out in support of the July 19 International Court of Justice advisory opinion.