Middle East, Pope Francis
Pope Francis to Catholics in the Middle East: Thank you for being able to pray and love despite everything
In a letter on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in the Middle East, Pope Francis calls for an end to conflict and a dialogue of peace.
As Wider War Threatens Middle East, Pope Asks Mary to Intercede
As fighting in the Middle East intensified and spread, Pope Francis turned to Mary, begging her to "intercede for our world in danger."
Pope calls for immediate ceasefire in the Middle East
Pope Francis expresses sorrow over the expanding war that has now reached "martyrized" Lebanon and called for "an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza, the rest of Palestine, and Israel."
Pope Francis addresses war in the Middle East, sexual abuse and abortion on plane home from Belgium
In a brief press conference on the plane returning from Belgium, Pope Francis answered questions including one on Israel’s targeted killings in Lebanon and Gaza, and others related to his meeting with abuse victims in Brussels, the role of women in society and the reason why he thinks the former Belgian King Baudouin should be canonized.
Pope says escalation of conflict in the Middle East must be stopped
Pope Francis has called on the international community to act in response to the massive Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon. "I hope that the international community will do everything to stop this terrible escalation.
Pope Francis’s Urgent Call on Middle East War: 'While the Winds of War & Fires of Violence... '
Pope Francis delivered a poignant message to honor the victims of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. He urged the global community to confront the devastating effects of war and violence, emphasizing the need for unity and peace.
Pope Francis calls for an 'immediate ceasefire' in the Middle East
Pope Francis once again calls for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Middle East and urges the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, ahead of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel of October 7th 2023.
Pope Francis calls for worldwide peace to mark anniversary of Hamas attack
Pope Francis called for a day of prayer and to mark the anniversary of the Hamas massacre in southern Israel with an "appeal for peace in the world." “In this dramatic hour of our history,” Vatican News cited the Pope saying,
Pope Francis slams world's 'shameful inability' to stop Israel-Hamas war
Pope Francis criticised on Monday what he called the "shameful inability" of the international community to end the war in ...
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Pope Francis: ‘Prayer and fasting are the weapons of love that change history’
In his letter to Catholics in the Middle East, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of ...
Pope Francis slams ‘shameful’ failure of diplomacy in Mideast
Pope Francis on Monday (October 7, 2024) slammed the “shameful inability” of world powers to end the conflict in the Middle ...
5 things to know for Oct. 7: Middle East, Hurricane Milton, Presidential race, Frontier Airlines scare, Pope Francis
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Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity with Gaza's Suffering Inhabitants
"I am with you, inhabitants of Gaza, battered and exhausted." Pope Francis writes a letter to the Catholics living in the ...
Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, without disrupting a nearby ceremony.
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Pope Francis prays rosary for peace on eve of first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, the pope implored Our Lady, Queen of Peace, to “dispel the dark clouds of evil.” ...