Whatever the reason, Pope Leo, who was born and raised in Chicago, has been very reluctant during these early months of his ...

France intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the U.N. General Assembly, President Macron said, in hopes of ...

Ambassador Mike Huckabee and President Donald Trump have taken the right stand in defending the Christians of the Holy Land.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “barbarity of war” and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of ...

An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and ...

Fr. Gabriel Romanelli described the carnage from a recent shelling of his parish and asked the universal church community for ...

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo on Friday, the Vatican said, a day after an Israeli strike on ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa entered Gaza on Friday to bring aid to victims of Israel's strike on the sole Catholic ...