The bodies of 13 deceased hostages are believed to still be in Gaza. U.S. officials -- including Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner -- traveled to Israel this week ...

Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, ...

Cardinal Pizzaballa is not particularly confident in current leadership on either side of the conflict. But he is inspired by ...

People are living in tents without anything.” The cardinal, who is the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, spoke about the dire ...

"The only difference is that we don't have bombs every day, but the vast majority of the infrastructure is destroyed," ...

"We don't have bombs every day, but the vast majority of the infrastructure is destroyed. ... People are living in tents ...

The town of Bethlehem decided to have its Christmas celebrations return, starting with the lighting of the giant Christmas ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, expressed cautious hope for peace in Gaza.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the religious leader of Catholics in the Palestinian territories and Israel, is visiting ...

As Pope Leo XIV urged in Turkey Nov. 27 that “the future of humanity is at stake” with ongoing conflict in the Middle East ...

Pope Leo XIV answers a question from a journalist during a news conference Nov. 30 aboard his flight from Turkey to Lebanon. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM TURKEY – Pope Leo XIV ...