Celebratory bell peals rung out from Catholic churches in the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday, and Israeli leaders were quick to send their well wishes, as the Catholic Church announced that it had ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog met for a private audience on Thursday (Sept. 4) at the Vatican, where they discussed the war in the Holy Land and the importance ...

The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to visit Israel this spring is “courageous” given continuing strife in the region, strains in Jewish-Catholic relations and Israel’s own political limbo. ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican stressed the sacred nature of Jerusalem on Saturday as the Palestinian leader warned prospects for peace could suffer if the incoming Trump administration goes ahead with ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV and his top diplomats told Israel’s president Thursday that a two-state solution was the “only way out of the war,” as the Vatican called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the ...

Pope Leo XIV (left)and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) spoke by phone after Israeli shells hit a Catholic church in Gaza - Copyright AFP Rodrigo ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing." Several hours later, ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, cuts an unmistakable figure in the dark corridors of the ancient, stone patriarchate in this troubled corner of the world. He moves ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, who speaks fluent Hebrew, arrives for the papal conclave at Rome from the heart of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian ...

JERUSALEM — Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing." Several hours later, it ...

An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and blame it more directly in the dragging war -- a break from its traditional ...