This is cruelty, this is not war,” the pope told members of the government of the Holy See. After his Saturday comments, Israel's foreign mini

For the second time in the last couple of days, Pope Francis condemned Israel s actions in Gaza during his official remarks

Israel has accused Pope Francis of displaying “double standards” following his remarks condemning the bombing of children in Gaza, describing such actions as “cruelty.” The Pope made the comments after an Israeli airstrike reportedly killed 10 members of a family,

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

By subtly aligning the Church with anti-Israel narratives, Francis risks normalizing antisemitic tropes under the guise of empathy. It is a perilous path, one that must be confronted—not merely for the sake of Israel, but for the integrity of the Church itself. Evil thrives on the veneer of normality.

Pope Francis condemned what he called the “cruelty” of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Pope Francis: “Cardinal Re spoke about the war. Yesterday they did not let the patriarch enter into Gaza as they had promised.

Pope Francis doubled down Sunday on his condemnation of Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip, denouncing their "cruelty" for the second time in as many days despite Israel accusing him of "double standards".

Israel accused Pope Francis of "double standards" Saturday after he condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as "cruelty" following an air strike that killed seven children from one family.

Pope Francis reflected on the devastating consequences of the Gaza war in an address at the Vatican on Saturday, expressing deep sorrow over the bombing of children in the Gaza Strip the previous day.

Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve on Dec 24, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

Pope Francis will open the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Christmas Eve to kick off Jubilee 2025. The door, which is usually bricked up, will remain open for the year to