Contrary to false allegations in the media, the request of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa ...

At his meeting with the theologians and in a message Nov. 30 to Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, Pope Francis repeated his hope to travel to Iznik, Turkey, the site of ...

known as a patriarch, had tried to enter the Gaza Strip on Friday to visit catholics there, but was denied entry. Pope Francis, 88, has consistently called for peace in the region. Recently ...