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Coming at a time of effusive global mourning over Francis’ death, the decision to delete the post appeared to reflect the ...
And it is the ambassador, Yaron Sideman, who will represent Israel at the funeral of Pope Francis. This is in marked contrast ...
The delay in issuing a statement reflected apparent tensions between Israel and Francis, who criticized Israel’s conduct in ...
As the Church and the world reflect on the legacy and papacy of Francis, CNA highlights some of his more personal moments — ...
Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...
An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...
The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...
The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Father Gabriel Romanelli reflects on his FaceTime communications between the late pontiff and Gaza City’s “little flock.” ...
In late March and early April 2025, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip took to the streets demanding an end to Hamas rule, voicing despair over the devastation brought upon them by Hamas’s Oct. 7 ...
“I regard myself as a flawed Catholic, but it’s a part of my values,” Albanese told journalist Troy Bramston in an interview before his first election victory in 2022. “I go to church ...