Leo’s message comes as Trump embarks this week on his first foreign trip of his second administration, with a tour of the Middle East ... The new pope followed in Francis’ footsteps on ...

Pope Leo XIV used his weekly audience with faithful on Wednesday to appeal for an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

In the midst of the Easter season — a time Francis long proclaimed as a message of hope — churches across the Middle East are bidding ... given his repeated calls for peace and an end to ...

The video call would become a daily occurrence for months. “The first time Pope Francis called ... for “a lasting peace,” he said—in Palestine, in the Middle East and “in all countries ...

Pope Francis, who was a vocal advocate for peace in the Middle East, leaves behind a legacy of interfaith dialogue. CNBC's Dan Murphy reports. How Pope Francis changed the face of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88, will be remembered in the Middle East not only for ... to support the Palestinian cause and call for peace". "During the war, the Pope spoke multiple ...

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...

Pope Francis, long an advocate for human rights and peace in the Middle East, died on Monday at 88 after a bout of ... Since October 2023, the pope held near-daily calls with Reverend Gabriel ...

advocating for dialogue and peace, and an end to war.” The late Pope Francis was the first to visit the Arabian Peninsula during his time as pontiff. He made several tours to the Middle East and ...