“It is my hope that this meeting will mark the beginning of a new journey where we seek the things that unite, so as to overcome the things that divide,” Pope Francis said in a forceful speech concluding the historic Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land, held in the Vatican Gardens on June

For the past half century political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic and in the Middle East with varying levels of political will have used an array of instruments in an effort to broker a lasting peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians They have failed up to now and that 66-year-old

After returning to Istanbul from his meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem Patriarch Bartholomew made the surprise announcement that the two of them had ldquo agreed to leave as a legacy to ourselves and to our successors to celebrate together a gathering in Nicea in 2025 after 17 centuries th

Francis the tireless Pope responding to questions from reporters on the flight back to Rome from Tel Aviv May 26 announced that he will meet 8 victims of abuse by clergy in early June and revealed that three bishops are currently under investigation for this crime He clarified that the early Ju

Vatican Correspondent Gerard O'Connell reports from Jerusalem.

JERUSALEM -- nbsp At a time when the United States seems to have abandoned any hope of brokering a peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians under the present Administration and the rest of the world watched on helplessly Pope Francis on Sunday May 25 stepped forward with a daring new appro

AMMAN Jordan nbsp mdash nbsp On 13 June 2013 nbsp Pope Francis granted an interview to Israel rsquo s Channel 2 TV at Santa Marta the Vatican guesthouse where he lives That interview made history it was the first time that a TV crew entered Santa Marta to interview the pope What is not known