"Sadly, this act adds to the continuous military attacks against the civilian population and places of worship in Gaza." ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who called the pope to discuss the conflict in Gaza and the West Bank.

In a telephone conversation with President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine on Monday, Pope Leo XIV repeated his ...

Pope Leo, whose role in advocating for peace in Gaza has become notably stark since Israel struck the territory's only ...

Abbas telephoned the pope July 21 “concerning recent developments in the conflict in the Gaza Strip and violence in the West Bank,” the Vatican press office said in a communique.

Pope Leo has been a vocal advocate for peace in Gaza following an Israeli strike on the territory's only Catholic church. In ...

Palestinian National Council sets policy of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and elects the forum that votes on PLO leadership The post Abbas says PLO to hold elections by year’s end, for first ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced his intention to hold elections for a new Palestinian National Council, which ...

Pope Leo XIV had a telephone call on Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss "the recent developments in the conflict in the Gaza Strip and violence in the West Bank", the Vatican ...

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas decrees that elections for the PLO’s legislative body, the Palestinian Council, be held by the end ...

Pope Leo XIV held a telephone conversation on Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the ongoing conflict ...

Meeting former UK premier Tony Blair in Amman, Palestinian Authority president calls on rival to cede its arms and let ...