This is not war. This is terrorism.” Rabbi David Lau, then the Chief Rabbi of Israel, later wrote a letter to Pope Francis in which he called on the Pontiff to retract his comments. In September ...

Pope Francis (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem on May 25, 2014. Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas ... in his criticism of Israel’s military actions against ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis joined ... leaders and with Rabbi Abraham Skorka, with whom he wrote a book and remains in contact. As pope, he visited Auschwitz, and while in Israel made the first ...

Pope Francis delivered a Christmas ... “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and world) address, Francis, who has recently grown more critical of Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza ...

But Pope Francis’ recent statements—spanning ... capital in the industrial policies of the UK and Israel. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of La Voce Repubblicana, he is also a columnist for the ...

Pope Francis, never one to shy away from ... of venture capital in the industrial policies of the UK and Israel. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of La Voce Repubblicana, he is also a columnist for ...

"I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and ...

Israel's minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism asked Pope Francis to clarify his remarks about the need to ...

"H.H. Pope Francis ... rabbis, and Jewish leaders from around the world. We appreciate these efforts and seek to deepen the relationship between the Vatican and the State of Israel as well ...

Pope Francis also renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war ... celebratory holiday, rabbis note that it's taking place this year as wars rage in the Middle East and fears rise ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional ... singling out Christian communities in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as Lebanon and Syria. Francis repeated his calls ...

Pope Francis welcomed the recent Lebanon-Israel ceasefire while urging the ... served as editor-in-chief of several news media outlets. A graduate in Philosophy and Chinese Studies from the ...