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Kerfuffle erupts in Rome over ownership of Spanish Steps, iconic churches

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Pope Francis appeals for peace in Lebanon in 2020. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope, Christian leaders press case for peace in Lebanon and Gaza

Aug 27
Crux Staff

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks at the Meeting in Rimini, August 20, 2024. (Credit: Meeting at Rimini.)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says ‘we cannot speak of peace at the moment’

Aug 22
Crux Staff

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in a hospital in Deir al Balah on June 18, 2024. (Credit: Abdel Kareen Hana/AP.)

Irish bishops say the Israel-Hamas war ‘is an attack on all of humanity’

Jun 21
Charles Collins

Hezbollah supporters watch a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on June 19, 2024. (Credit: Bilah Hussein/AP.)

Archbishop says Israel-Gaza war causes conflict in Lebanon

Jun 20
Crux Staff

Israeli, Palestinian envoys praise Pope’s prayer for peace

Jun 8
Elise Ann Allen

War of words between Israel and the Vatican over Gaza heats up

May 19
John L. Allen Jr.

Israel protests talk of Gaza ‘genocide,’ ‘ethnic cleansing’ at Vatican event

May 13
Crux Staff

Palestinians look at the destruction caused by an Israeli strike on Rafah, in Gaza, May 7, 2024. (Credit: Ismael Abu Dayyah/AP.)

UK Catholic agency fears escalation of Rafah violence will worsen situation in Gaza

May 7
Charles Collins

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa delivers a homily during Mass at Sant'Onofrio church in Rome on May 1, 2024. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.)

Holy Land cardinal says U.S. university protests are mistaken approach

May 2
Elise Ann Allen

Top Franciscan appeals to friars to stay in Holy Land despite threats

Apr 20
Elise Ann Allen