In a statement issued during a special session of the Human Rights Council, the Holy See urged an immediate ceasefire... Read more
In wake of the rising death toll in Gaza due to increased tensions between Israel and Palestine, Pope Francis made... Read more
In wake of the Vatican’s viral campaign urging faithful worldwide to pause for a moment of silence during the world... Read more
Following his reflections on the Sunday’s Gospel parable of the sower and the seed, Pope Francis called for peace in... Read more
Catholic, Jewish and Muslim representatives in Colombia have signed a historic joint statement for peace in a July 1 ceremony... Read more
In a declaration issued by the Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land, Church leaders decried ongoing violence in the region,... Read more
In wake of escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine following the murder of three Israeli teens, Bishop William Shomali has... Read more
In an audience with aid organizations assisting Oriental churches, Pope Francis explained that peace is a gift from God, which... Read more
In an audience with aid organizations assisting Oriental churches, Pope Francis explained that peace is a gift from God, which... Read more
Pope Francis’ recent prayer meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian presidents is a call for peace in the region that... Read more
Pope Francis welcomed the presidents of Israel and Palestine to the Vatican on Sunday evening for an unprecedented meeting of... Read more
Representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam said prayers from their respective religious communities at Sunday’s historic “Invocation for Peace” at... Read more
An encounter among Pope Francis, the Palestinian president, and the Israeli president at the Vatican to pray for peace in... Read more
The first woman mayor of the town where Jesus was born referred to the strong connection they have with the... Read more
Amid the “inconceivable amount of devastation” caused by floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina, people are crossing ethnic and religious lines to help... Read more
Pope Francis spent a large part of the third day of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land meeting with Muslim... Read more
On the last day of his Holy Land pilgrimage Pope Francis stopped to pray at two sacred sites in Jerusalem. Read more
A leader of one of the Boy Scout troops manning the entrances to Pope Francis’ Mass in Bethlehem today explained... Read more
Today Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that they have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to join... Read more
In his homily delivered in Bethlehem this morning, Pope Francis meditated on the role of the Christ child in the... Read more