The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas ...

The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...

ROME, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He ...

Local Catholics held a Mass for Pope Francis on Wednesday, joining much of the world in remembering a religious leader who ...

Palestinians sheltering in Gaza's churches after losing their homes have now also lost a voice that filled them with hope ...

From war-torn Gaza to the occupied West Bank, we are grateful for what he did on earth to champion the oppressed ...

Since Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip began a year and a half ago, the enclave and its historic landmarks – some centuries ...

Instead of imposing immediate answers, Pope Francis encouraged open dialogue, helping church leaders embrace differences ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Ever since the war in Gaza started in 2023, Pope Francis made sure to regularly call Palestinians sheltering in a small ...

(OSV News) -- "God," Pope Francis once said, "is God for all; and if God is God for all, then we are all sons and daughters of God." This credo, spoken during a 2024 interreligious meeting in ...