The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

Christians from around the world prayed for Pope Francis at a solemn Mass on Wednesday at Jerusalem's centuries-old Church of ...

His calls were a source of comfort—and protection—for the small Christian community sheltering around a church in the strip.

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

Francis’ death and funeral will usher in a carefully orchestrated period of transition in the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic ...

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 ...

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

The Gaza Strip is strewn with undetonated explosives from thousands of Israeli air strikes, leaving the territory ...

Most major nations will be sending heads of state or government, or royalty, to Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, but Israel ...

In several now-deleted posts, accounts belonging to the Israeli foreign ministry in various countries mourned the pontiff’s ...