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Middle East
Pope welcomes Palestinian leader; discusses Gaza, peace
Amid continuing concern over the stability of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV met at the Vatican with Palestinian President Mahmoud...
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Middle East
Ambassadors call attention to starving Israeli hostages, Gazan civilians
As the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, alarms are raised for the hostages taken in Israel in 2023 and still being held captive in Gaza and for hundreds of...
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Middle East
Israeli PM calls pope, who urged the leader to start negotiations, ceasefire
Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the start of negotiations during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The call to the pope came the day...
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Middle East
Pope calls for ceasefire, dialogue, peace after church hit in Gaza
After a deadly strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire and expressed his hopes for dialogue and reconciliation.
The...
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Middle East
Pope calls for Mideast cease-fire; prays for peace in Ukraine, Haiti
Pope Francis has prayed and pleaded for a halt in the fighting in the Middle East.
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Middle East
Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East
As the world watched with concern, Pope Francis prayed and pleaded for peace in the Holy Land.
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Middle East
Pope writes to Holy Land Catholics living under 'dark clouds of Good Friday'
As the liturgies of the Triduum approached, Pope Francis sent a letter to Catholics in the Holy Land, acknowledging their suffering and praising their witness of...
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Middle East
Violence in Holy Land shows need to support local Christians, cardinal says
Since the mid-1800s the knights and dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem have been supporting Christians in the Holy Land. Leaders of the...