This is the first in-person meeting between Leo XIV and the 90-year-old Palestinian leader, who was also received at the Vatican by Pope Francis on Dec. 12, 2024, and on prior occasions.

Pope Leo welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a ...

The verdict, announced on X Nov. 5 by the Spanish priest, closes the canonical penal investigation, which began in June 2024.

Pope Leo XIV and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, recognized the “urgent need to provide assistance ...

The meeting, which lasted about an hour and was described as "cordial" in a brief Vatican statement, comes nearly a month ...

Indigenous Catholic leaders in Bangladesh called for stronger Church advocacy to protect their rights and land during the ...

The Israeli military says it targeted military infrastructure for Hezbollah in those areas. It accuses the group of ...

The Vatican recognized Palestine a decade ago, and Pope Leo has backed statehood, even if that looks increasingly unlikely.

According to the press service, the need to settle the situation in the Middle East based on a two-state solution was confirmed ...

The two met in person for the first time, in what the Holy See described as a "cordial" encounter.View on euronews ...

What the border-hawk Catholics get wrong The procession was one of many such actions carried out by Catholics across the ...