Pope Leo spoke by phone on Monday to the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmud Abbas, about the conflict in Gaza and violence in the West Bank, the Vatican said. It was the first official ...

It followed a call on Friday between the pope and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a day after a strike by Israel ...

It was the first official conversation between the two men since Leo’s papacy began. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

On December 7, 2023, the family of journalist Basil Al-Saqqa experienced moments of pain and suffering beyond imagination.

Pope Francis stands by an olive tree with Raphael Schutz, the Israeli ambassador to the Holy See, Issa Kassissieh, the Palestinian ambassador to the Holy See, Rabbi Alberto Funaro of Rome and ...

A new documentary, Where Olive Trees Weep, explores Palestinian loss, trauma and the fight for justice over decades of life under Israeli occupation. We speak with two people featured in the film ...

The Tank and The Olive Tree recalls a certain number of forgotten fundamentals and sheds new light on the history of Palestine. By combining geopolitical analysis, interviews with international ...