Pope Francis was usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, however, he campaigned for peace for the devastated enclave ...

Christians gathered in Bethlehem, West Bank, at the Church of the Nativity, where Jesus is believed to have been born. Dozens of people were seen gathering on Saturday night to participate in ...

Gaza’s priest says ‘Pope maintained contact about the situation’ of the people even at the time of his hospitalisation ...

Fatima was referring to the pope’s near-daily calls to the Church of the Holy Family, Gaza’s Roman Catholic church. Despite ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

The Jewish governor of Pennsylvania said some of the destroyed Passover items would be kept as evidence of the arson.The post People’s prayers ‘lifting us up,’ Shapiro says after Passover ...

The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, calls for reflection on the celebration of Easter 2025, which falls on ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will be a more modest event, after the pontiff broke with longstanding Vatican tradition to simplify ...

Amid religious rituals and official reception, the city of Bethlehem marked Holy Saturday - the day before Easter - with solemnity and prayer rather than festivity, as the ongoing war in Gaza and ...

Pope Francis was the first Latin American pope, and for many in Reading's Latino Catholic community, that connection ran deep ...

Lord Jesus, you have called Pope Francis to yourself. Thank you for the gift of his papacy. When he was with us, he tirelessly showed the Church your constant mercy toward sinners. Grant him now your ...