Pope Francis will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, the Vatican said, as the Catholic pontiff has become ...

Pope Francis has sent a clear message to Israel after unveiling this year’s Christmas nativity scene in St Peter’s Square.

If Pope Francis hasn't given you enough reasons to believe that the Roman Catholic Church, under his guidance, has become a ...

Francis, who sees himself as a friend of the community, has had an increasingly patchy record on statements relating to Jews and Israel, and may be causing irreversible damage to ties ...

The pontiff declared "Enough wars, enough violence!" while presenting a scene by two Palestinian artists near the Vatican on ...

Pope Francis created an online uproar when he was seen unveiling the Vatican's annual nativity scene that featured a ...

Oded Lifshitz, a peace activist and former journalist, remains in captivity, as his daughter appeals to the Pope for help.

This does not preclude the presence of indigenous minorities, like the 20% of Palestinian Arabs and Druse in Israel. Many ...

They represent the Pope's first public push for an investigation into Israel's war against Hamas, which has killed some 44,000 Palestinians over the past 13 months, according to the Gaza Health ...

Pope Francis praised a new ceasefire reached in Lebanon, prayed for Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza, and appealed ...

The pope, as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church, is usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, but has ...

Pope Francis will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, the Vatican said, as the Catholic pontiff has become ...