In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a devastating war.

One of Pope Francis's popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling ...

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem (Picture Reuters) Recreating the ...

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children's clinic in war-torn Gaza, ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.

An unusual calm enveloped Manger Square, the heart of the Palestinian city dominated by the revered church that marks the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born. The white-walled ...

An iconic popemobile once used by Pope Francis will be deployed on a very different mission – serving as a mobile health clinic for children in Gaza.

FILE - Pope Francis prays at Israel's separation barrier on his way to a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ in ...