Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke by telephone Dec. 17, just days after a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah ...

Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke by telephone Dec. 17, just days after a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia led to the deaths of 15 people.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, alarmed by the exponential growth of antisemitism worldwide, called Leo XIV this afternoon.

The Holy See has had a longstanding position supporting a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. “We know that in this moment, Israel doesn’t accept this solution, but we see it as the ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BEIRUT, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian ...

On his first trip as pontiff, Leo XIV predictably called for peace and unity. But he also addressed technology’s promise and ...

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.

The newly elected pope also said he believed Turkey had an “important role that it could play” in securing peace in the region.

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he discussed both the Gaza war and the conflict in Ukraine directly with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that the two leaders found common ground on key ...

Pope Leo XIV listens to a question from a journalist during a news conference aboard his flight from Turkey to Lebanon on Nov. 30, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez In a brief press conference on his ...

Pope Leo XIV landed in Lebanon on Sunday aiming to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East.

As Pope Leo XIV urged in Turkey Nov. 27 that “the future of humanity is at stake” with ongoing conflict in the Middle East ...