French President Emmanuel Macron, Finland's President Alexander Stubb and US President Donald Trump, attend the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, 26 April 2025 AP Photo ...

The editorial manager for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, Andrea Tornielli, called for a “two-state solution” and ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88. Trump, Macron, Zelenskyy, and other world leaders attended the funeral Mass on Saturday.

France's President Emmanuel Macron joined other international leaders to hit out at an Israeli military strike  on a Catholic ...

Meanwhile, Pope Francis called on Thursday for a “change in mindset” on migration policies, saying international cooperation was vital.

The first pope, Saint Peter, was born in the region known as present-day Israel. Around the year 97, Pope Saint Evaristus, also from the Middle East, took his place as the human head of the Church.