Pope Leo XIV has called for a renewed commitment to diplomacy to resolve conflicts. He made the appeal Wednesday as he marked ...

Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony ...

The Jubilee of Digital Missionaries offers more than a celebration. It is a crossroads. The Church can either form faithful ...

Archbishop Adrian Galbas of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to laicize a priest accused of murdering a homeless man.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized Thursday for the Israeli Defense Force's bombing of Gaza's only Catholic ...

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding several others, according to witnesses and church officials.

Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack" on the Catholic Church in Gaza.

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis 1 of 7 | An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Thursday, killing two ...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis by: WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press Posted: Jul 17, 2025 / 08:24 PM EDT ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the ...

Pope Francis, when he was alive, would call the Catholic Church in Gaza almost every day, Father Gabriel Romanelli of the Gaza church told Vatican news in February.