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

Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate appealed for an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip and for ...

Palestinians in Deir al-Balah held funeral prayers Wednesday over the bodies of victims including children who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike in central Gaza. (AP video by Abdel Kareem Hana; ...

He also called for humanitarian aid to be provided “to the exhausted civilian population” in Gaza. “I welcomed with ...

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 XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...

VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering in the Middle East during his first general audience as pope ...

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...

and thanked us for our prayers on his behalf,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, summing up Pope Francis’ last call on Saturday night, April 19 ...

GAZA CITY — For most people around the world ... As was usual, he says, Francis told them he was praying for them and said he needed their prayers. "He told us not to worry as he would always ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as ...