A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...

Italian Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a top papabile (likely pope) is one of the most well-known faces of the College of Cardinals ...

While the church will not be involved in political discussions, it "can't be silent" and needs to speak out and advocate for ...

Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.

Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope ...

As Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome this week, and the Vatican prepares for a historic conclave to elect a new pope, the world is left to ponder what it means to have lost such a committed ...

Christians in the Holy Land are looking to newly elected Pope Leo XIV to match, or even surpass, Pope Francis in his ...

When Pierbattista Pizzaballa was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in September 2023, his jurisdiction - the Holy Land - was ...