The delay in issuing a statement reflected apparent tensions between Israel and Francis, who criticized Israel’s conduct in ...

The link between political developments in the Middle East and the theological and cultural exchange between Judaism and ...

Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...

An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...

Hours after Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a condolence for the passing for Pope Francis, it was deleted without ...

The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...

The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Father Gabriel Romanelli reflects on his FaceTime communications between the late pontiff and Gaza City’s “little flock.” ...

In late March and early April 2025, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip took to the streets demanding an end to Hamas rule, voicing despair over the devastation brought upon them by Hamas’s Oct. 7 ...

Health authorities in Gaza say about 40 percent of indispensable drugs are out of stock, as Israel has banned humanitarian aid supplies to the enclave for more than a month. The authorities issued ...

Palestinians in Gaza protested Hamas rule due to the devastation caused by the October 2023 war with Israel. Hamas maintains control through fear and violence, executing dissenters and suppressing ...