Israel last week attacked the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, according ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in ...

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the Gaza war and called out “collective punishment” as officials said dozens ...

Yesterday, it was announced that the Holy Family Church — a shelter and place of worship for Catholics in Gaza — was struck ...

I express my profound sadness regarding last Thursday’s attack by the Israeli army on the Catholic Parish of the Holy Family ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an “immediate halt to the barbarism of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict” during ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who called the pope to discuss the conflict in Gaza ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Pope Leo XIV had a phone conversation on Monday, July 21, 2025, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ...

Leo, who celebrates three weeks as pope on Thursday, has now mentioned the conflict several times. In his first general audience, held last week, he called on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid ...

Pope Leo’s statement on Gaza, ... 2023, Hamas attack, came as part of a broader appeal by the pontiff for peacemaking in conflict zones from Ukraine to India and Pakistan. ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine and Gaza during his first Sunday blessing as pontiff. “I too address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect ...