Israel said Thursday that it “deeply regrets” a deadly strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which killed three people.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of ...

Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo XIV on Friday after Israel's deadly attack on a Catholic church in Gaza, the Vatican said.

Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for a ceasefire on Thursday after an apparent Israeli strike hit Gaza's only Catholic church, ...

The "barbarity of war" and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored.

Pope Leo, whose role in advocating for peace in Gaza has become notably stark since Israel struck the territory's only Catholic church last week, told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday ...

Pope Leo XIV has bestowed St. John Henry Newman, the influential 19th-century Anglican convert, with the honor of "Doctor of ...

"Only through patient and inclusive dialogue" can "a just and lasting conflict resolution can be achieved" in the ...

Israel issued a rare apology and said it was investigating. Pope Leo XIV on Thursday renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in response to the attack. In a telegram of condolences for the victims ...

The head of a Catholic charity says the raid on the church where hundreds have been sheltering is "totally unacceptable".

On Friday evening, Pope Leo XIV spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a tank hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people.

An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and blame it more directly in the dragging war -- a break from its ...