Thursday's visit is the first meeting between the Palestinian Authority president and the new pope; Abbas met Leo's ...

Pope Leo XIV meets PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas for the first time, urging aid for Gaza and a two-state solution. The meeting ...

The two met in person for the first time, in what the Holy See described as a "cordial" encounter. View on euronews ...

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The Vatican recognized Palestine a decade ago, and Pope Leo has backed statehood, even if that looks increasingly unlikely.

The Vatican’s top diplomat on Monday condemned both Hamas’ "inhuman and indefensible" Oct. 7 attacks and Israel’s "ongoing massacre" in Gaza, warning that even legitimate self-defense cannot justify ...

Pope Leo XIV attends a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Vatican 1965 declaration Nostra Aetate (In Our Time) in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Credit: AP ...

Pope Leo XIV and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, recognized the “urgent need to provide assistance ...

As tensions increase between Israel and the Palestinians, Pope Francis has invited leaders from both sides to "pray for peace" in the Vatican on Sunday. Can the first Pope from outside of Europe make ...

The meeting, which lasted about an hour and was described as “cordial” in a brief Vatican statement, comes nearly a month after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement came into effect in the Gaza Strip ...

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a ...

The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon comes as a new wave of Israeli bombings have shaken several towns near the ...