In First Audience, Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Gaza, makes an urgent plea for humanitarian aid, and inspires thousands with a message of hope.
Read MorePope Leo XIV calls for peace in Gaza, makes an urgent plea for humanitarian aid, and inspires thousands with a message of hope.
Read MoreWars and climate disasters displaced a record 83.4 million people in 2024, according to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement.
Read MoreAs a final act of compassion, Pope Francis donated his popemobile to be converted into a mobile health for vulnerable children in Gaza.
Read MorePope Francis, in a book released on Sunday, calls on the international community to discern whether Israel’s war on Gaza shows “characteristics of genocide.”
Read More‘I am with you,’ wrote Pope Francis to the people of the Middle East, in a letter shared Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war.
Read MoreJerusalem Cardinal says that conflict in Gaza has deteriorated interreligious dialogue between Muslims, Jews and Christians.
Read MoreRelief among people sheltering in Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City as a missile fired by the Israeli army fails to detonate.
Read MoreThe relief agency has been unable to deliver humanitarian aid to the southern area of the Gaza Strip since May 6, says its country director.
Read MoreLatin patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa travels to Gaza for the first time since the conflict broke out last October.
Read MoreCaritas Poland says Israel’s escalation in Rafah is worsening the humanitarian crisis for people in Gaza caught in the crossfire.
Read MoreRachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of 23-year-old Hersh who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, shares the faith in humanity that is carrying her family through the ordeal.
Read MoreAuxiliary Bishop William Shomali of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, a Palestinian, says true peace will take at least a generation.
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