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

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 ...

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

VATICAN CITY − Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by ...

Hezbollah hailed Pope Francis' "unequivocal positions calling for an end to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip." ...

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

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

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 ...

Father Romanelli recalled how, over the past 19 months, the Holy Father has maintained constant contact with Gaza.