In his first public general audience address, Pope Leo XIV said he would continue his predecessor’s reflection on Jesus ...

During an audience at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip and an end to the conflict. He ...

Pope Leo called for an “authentic, just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, as well as a ceasefire in Gaza and the release ... Caeli (“Queen of Heaven”) prayer for the first time, surprising ...

The announcement of an escalation in the war came after a particularly deadly week for Palestinians in Gaza. Some of Israel’s allies denounced the move. By Aaron Boxerman and Samuel Granados ...

The leaders said they reject any attempt to displace Palestinians in Gaza saying that any such move would be “a crime against humanity and (an act of) ethnic cleansing.” The statement said ...

"We pray for this war to end, and we appeal to all international institutions to end the war because enough is enough," said Gaza resident Maher Ghanem, his arm in a sling. Following the latest ...

open image in gallery A wounded Palestinian boy cries as he joins prayers for the casualties of Israeli strikes outside the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in Gaza (AFP via Getty Images) No ...

BAGHDAD — Arab leaders at an annual summit in Baghdad called Saturday for an immediate end to Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip and to allow aid into the Palestinian territories without ...