For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...

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

His calls were a source of comfort and protection, according to a small Christian community sheltering around a church in the ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, after being released from hospital on March 23, following a five-week stay which saw ...

And it is the ambassador, Yaron Sideman, who will represent Israel at the funeral of Pope Francis. This is in marked contrast ...

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Palestinians mourn the late Pope as a lone western voice against Israel's genocide in Gaza, yet he failed to shift the ...

Pope Francis had a unique relationship with us, and we pray the he will continue to help us from heaven,’ said Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest at Holy Family Church ...

GAZA CITY — For most people around the world, Pope Francis was a religious leader seen on video or read about in the news. For the congregation of a tiny Roman Catholic church in Gaza ...

"Through his bold diplomacy with Cuba, compassionate stance on migration, nuanced approach to homosexuality and unwavering ...

Francis often spoke up in defense of Palestinians and was outspoken in his criticism of Israel for its blockade of Gaza. GAZA CITY — “Pope o’clock.” That’s what Gaza residents sheltering ...