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Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to Rome on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo reveals Mideast peace talks with Trump, Netanyahu, other regional players

Dec 2, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV said he has already begun “in a very small way” conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump and... Read more

Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters during his flight to Lebanon on Nov. 30, 2025.

Pope Leo says Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine, sees Turkish role in peace efforts

Nov 30, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he discussed both the Gaza war and the conflict in Ukraine directly with Turkish... Read more

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (left) and a members of a Christian visit the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City on July 18, 2025.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem speaks out after first phase of peace deal completed

Oct 15, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said Catholics in Gaza “still cannot believe they were able to sleep through the night... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby at his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV sends antibiotics to children in Gaza

Oct 14, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV has sent 5,000 doses of antibiotics to Gaza following the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s... Read more

Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks out at some of the destruction in Gaza.

Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem welcomes Gaza agreement as step toward ending war

Oct 9, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

In a statement released Oct. 9, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa welcomed the news “with joy” and called for the full and... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2025.

Pope decries rise of antisemitic hatred, urges ceasefire and hostage release amid Gaza talks

Oct 5, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the resurgence of antisemitic hatred and appealed for renewed commitment to peace in the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican during his weekly general audience on Sept. 24, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV reaffirms 2-state solution for Holy Land, warns of escalating war in Ukraine

Sep 24, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday renewed the Holy See’s support for a two-state solution in the Holy Land and voiced... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV decries ‘unacceptable conditions’ in Gaza, urges release of hostages

Sep 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV said he was closely following the impact of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 600,000... Read more

A plane drops food aid over Rafah, in southern Gaza, in August 2025.

Hundreds of Italian priests condemn what they say is ‘genocide’ happening in Gaza

Sep 15, 2025

By Elias Turk

More than 550 priests from 21 countries have united to “support Christian communities in the Holy Land and denounce every... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with Israel President Isaac Herzog in a private audience at the Vatican on Sept. 4, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV discusses Gaza, 2-state solution with Israeli president

Sep 4, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV discussed the conflict in Gaza, including a two-state solution, with Israel President Isaac Herzog in a private... Read more

A 30-centimeter (11.8-inch) plaster cross was unearthed in an ancient monastery on Sir Bani Yas Island about 106 miles southwest Abu Dhabi, ACI MENA reported.

Ancient cross discovered in Abu Dhabi points to deep Christian roots in region

Aug 28, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

Palestinians gather outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug. 25, 2025, following Israeli strikes.

Caritas calls ‘man-made famine and assault on Gaza City’ a ‘horror’

Aug 26, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Caritas Internationalis issued a statement on “the man-made famine and assault on Gaza City” following Israel’s latest military incursion into... Read more

Palestine and Israel border.

Israel denies entry to Italian priest over criticism of war in Gaza 

Aug 15, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.

Bishop Zaidan commends President Trump’s acknowledgment of starvation in Gaza

Aug 1, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“I commend President Trump for acknowledging that starvation is happening in Gaza, especially affecting children,” Bishop Abdullah Elias Zaidan said... Read more

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Vatican communication office urges 2-state solution as France backs Palestinian statehood

Jul 28, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The editorial manager for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, Andrea Tornielli, called for a “two-state solution” and recognition of Palestine... Read more

Pope Leo XIV urges “full respect for humanitarian law” amid a food crisis in Gaza
 in his address following the Angelus prayer on July 27, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV urges ‘full respect for humanitarian law’ in Gaza

Jul 27, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV called for peace negotiations and respect for humanitarian law in Gaza, 10 days after an Israeli strike... Read more

Palestinian children shove to receive a meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025. The head of Gaza’s largest hospital said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a devastating assault by Israeli forces.

Escalating child famine in Gaza: UN, Church leaders plead for urgent aid access

Jul 25, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X that the deepening hunger crisis is affecting everyone, including frontline workers. Read more

Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family who was wounded in a recent strike on the church, stands before the altar during a Sunday morning Mass held by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem at the church in Gaza City on July 20, 2025.

Exclusive: Gaza priest injured in Israeli bombing discusses impact on parish community

Jul 24, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

In an exclusive interview with “EWTN Noticias,” Father Gabriel Romanelli spoke about the July 17 bombing of Holy Family Parish... Read more

A picture shows a view of a damaged facade of the Holy Family Church on July 18, 2025, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 17.

Israel says ‘deviation of munitions’ led to deadly strike on Gaza Catholic church

Jul 23, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The July 17 strike claimed the lives of three civilians at Holy Family Church and injured nine, including the pastor,... Read more

Cardinal Fernando Filoni speaks to EWTN News Nightly” on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Cardinal Filoni: ‘We remain with the people’ in war‑torn Middle East


Jul 23, 2025

By Francis X. Rocca, Valentina Di Donato

In a wide‑ranging interview with “EWTN News Nightly,” Cardinal Fernando Filoni underscored that the Middle East remains an area of... Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

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Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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