Thousands of young Catholics began assembling Saturday for an evening prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a ...

Thousands of young Catholics began assembling Saturday for an evening prayer vigil  led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a ...

Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish ...

Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that comes amid strained relations with Rome due to Russia’s ongoing war in ...

Pope Leo, whose role in advocating for peace in Gaza has become notably stark since Israel struck the territory's only ...

The Rev. Gabriel Romanelli of the Church of the Holy Family used to speak every night with Pope Francis before the pontiff’s ...

For 21 months of war, the only Catholic church in Gaza has served as a ... The church was watched over closely by the late Pope Francis, who spoke daily with its parish priest and once gifted his ...

Gaza’s only Catholic church – a refuge for many Christians during Israel’s war on Palestinians – has been bombed this morning. Strikes pounded the Holy Family Church, killing two people and wounding ...

Even Pope Francis — who put a high priority on good relations with Moscow, often to Ukraine’s frustration — warned Kirill against serving as “Putin’s altar boy.” ...

An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza's only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele Romanelli, the priest who spoke to Pope Francis every day for the last ...