Pope Leo XIV called for Israel to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid into Gaza during his first General Audience.

Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people ...

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and Russia — even offering to host negotiations at the Vatican.

Calling the hunger crisis in the war-torn territory “heart-rending,” the pope used his first general audience to highlight the issue.

The new pontiff's comments, in line with his position on global conflict, come as Israel begins allowing a trickle of aid in ...

International pressure is mounting on Israel following a nearly three-month blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza and a ...

Vatican clerks prepare the loggia ahead of Pope Leo XIV appearance at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the ...

The world is rejoicing in the election of Pope Leo XIV, and I am fully ... in a global outcry. The Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million population now depends on aid supplies that have collapsed rapidly ...

Pope Leo XIV has echoed his predecessor’s urgent call for an end to ... true in relation to Gaza, where Francis argued for ceasefires, arms blockades, aid convoys, and a diplomatic urgency ...