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Pope Francis urged governments on Saturday to get migrants and refugees out of holding centres, saying many had become "concentration camps". During a visit to a Rome basilica, where...

Despite Sunday's twin bombings on Coptic Christian churches, Pope Francis trip to Egypt this month is still going ahead and has not been cancelled, Archbishop of Luxor's Catholic Christians...

Pope Francis condemned a deadly blast at a church in Egypt and said at a Palm Sunday Mass that the world was suffering from wars, terrorism and "interests that...

Pope Francis will make a trip to Egypt next month, the Vatican said today, giving the pontiff another opportunity to promote better relations between Catholics and Muslims. Francis has...

The Vatican will decide on the possibility of Pope Francis visiting Egypt soon but no dates or schedule have yet been set, a spokesman for the Pope told reporters...

Leading Catholic development agencies have condemned the "forced displacement" of Palestinians by Israeli authorities in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), and inside Israel's pre-1967 lines. The new report, 'No...

80 mayors of European cities concluded a two-day meeting at the Vatican on the refugee crisis, by issuing a statement on Saturday evening calling for the creation of a...

Pope Francis praised the role of Iran in promoting dialogue between Muslims and Christians during the 10th round of interfaith dialogue and fraternal encounter at the Vatican. At the...

The UAE and the Vatican have today agreed mutual exemptions of visa requirements for those holding diplomatic and special passports. The UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said it mediated an historic meeting between Egypt's Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al- Tayeb and Pope Francis, AlKhaleejOnline reported. PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud...

Pope Francis was greeted Saturday on the Greek island of Lesbos by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Patriarch Bartholomew, and the head of the Greek Orthodox Church Ieronymos amid tight...

The Egyptian Coptic Church announced that Pope Tawadros II will meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who is currently visiting Egypt. King Salman arrived in Cairo on Thursday...

Pope Francis hailed Turkey for its efforts towards Syrian refugees, calling for other countries to support its care for them, Anadolu reported on Monday. The Vatican Radio reported the...

The Islamic-Christian Commission in Support of Jerusalem and the Holy Sites yesterday hailed the Vatican’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine. In a press release, the commission’s Secretary-General...

A self-declared Israeli Sanhedrin, a religious High Court composed of 71 sages, has demanded that Pope Francis apologise for recognising a separate Palestinian state or face trial next month....

The Vatican's Custody of the Holy Land has called on the Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein to indict the head of the extremist Jewish group Lehava, Bentzi Gopstein, for...

Haaretz said on Tuesday that the Vatican has rejected requests by Israeli diplomats to see the text of an agreement signed between the Holy See and the State of...

The Vatican has signed its first comprehensive treaty with the "State of Palestine" on Friday, thus recognizing its statehood. The historic accord inked on Friday at the Vatican Apostolic...

This year, the (67th) anniversary of the Nakba was accompanied by Pope Francis's announcement that the Vatican officially recognises Palestine and his call to start direct negotiations between the...

The Vatican officially recognised the State of Palestine in a new treaty on Wednesday, sparking Israeli outrage. The treaty addresses the status of Catholic Churches and their activities in...

"There are aspects to Israeli policy and behaviour that do immense damage in the eyes of the international community" One of the most senior figures in the Catholic Church...

Pope Tawadros II has criticised the Egyptian military, accusing it of killing Christian Copts in the Maspero massacre that took place in front of the headquarters of the official...

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that although it is "almost impossible" to have a dialogue with the Islamic State, or ISIS, the "door should never be closed", Anadolu news...

Pope Francis has called on the G20 leaders, who head the world's major economic powers, to confront the root causes of terrorism and to prevent attacks against minorities in...

The Vatican's envoy to Syria, Mario Zenari, has criticised some media outlets for focusing only on the events occurring in the Kurdish city of Ayn Al-Arab, also known as...

The Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said that, "What is happening in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Iraq, is not a clash between...

The visit by Pope Francis to the Holy Land and his invitation to the Palestinian and Israel protagonists to pray at the Vatican received scant media coverage. What was...

Dozens of Palestinian families in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank are waiting to see Pope Francis I during his historic visit to the region. Eight...

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis I, has said that he follows with pain the severe tensions in the Middle East and stressed the need to...

Expectations are high as Pope Francis begins his tour of the Holy Land. While he is known for his outspoken support for the poor and oppressed, the Vatican has...

Around 6,000 individuals from across the world have signed a petition, handed to the Pope, calling on him to discuss the violation of children's rights with Israeli officials during...

The city of Bethlehem has been bustling in preparation for Pope Francis' upcoming visit for several weeks. Roads are being cleared and painted, and banners featuring the Pope and...