The resurrection of Jesus is indeed the basis of our hope. For in the light of this event, hope is no longer an illusion.

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...

The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas ...

His calls were a source of comfort and protection, according to a small Christian community sheltering around a church in the ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, after being released from hospital on March 23, following a five-week stay which saw ...

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

VATICAN CITY − Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by ...

GAZA CITY — For most people around the world, Pope Francis was a religious leader seen on video or read about in the news. For the congregation of a tiny Roman Catholic church in Gaza ...

Francis often spoke up in defense of Palestinians and was outspoken in his criticism of Israel for its blockade of Gaza. GAZA CITY — “Pope o’clock.” That’s what Gaza residents sheltering ...

ROME, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He ...