Pope Francis donated a "popemobile," one of the vehicles he used for transportation, to a Catholic relief organization to convert the vehicle into a mobile health unit for children in Gaza. Rating: True (About this rating?

The United Nations warned earlier this week that Israel's blockade of humanitarian aid could lead to mass starvation in Gaza

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless of spiritual or temporal allegiances.

VATICAN CITY — Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other representatives saw that as a hopeful sign for an upswing of Catholic-Jewish relations under the first U.S.-born pontiff, after a strained relationship with his predecessor.

Because of the Jewish roots of Christianity, all Christians have a special relationship with Judaism,' the pope says, addressing religious leaders at the Vatican The post Meeting Jewish leaders, Pope Leo acknowledges challenges,

O n May 8, just days after his election, Pope Leo XIV sent a remarkable signal to the Jewish world: In a personal letter to Rabbi Noam Marans, director of Interreligious Affairs a