Pope Francis convened a high-level summit Monday to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and ...

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On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp run by the Nazis, Pope Francis said the horror ...

"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and ...

Conflict between the state of Israel and Pope Francis started soon after the attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli citizens on Oct. 7, 2023. About a month after the event, Francis told faithful ga ...

Pope Francis on Sunday thanked the mediators who ... which has endured more than one year of fighting since Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. “In recent days it was announced ...

The rabbi accused Pope Francis of fueling anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish sentiments ... is silent about some of the horrors of our day," including the barbarity of the Hamas attack on Israel and their ...

Pope Francis on Sunday thanked the mediators who ... which has endured more than one year of fighting since Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, following the horrific Hamas attack ...

Pope Francis expressed the hope that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, “would be respected immediately by all the parties [involved]” and would ...

Pope Francis called Sunday for a ceasefire in Gaza ... pontiff said shortly after the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas began. "Thanks to all the parties involved in this important outcome.

"This is exactly what the Pope does not do." Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion ... military campaign against Palestinian militant group Hamas. Last week, he called the humanitarian situation ...

Starting at 4 p.m. on Jan. 19, crowds of Israelis arrived at what has become known as Hostages Square in the center of Tel ...