Top Vatican cardinal says Israel carrying out massacre in Gaza
Cardinal Pietro Parolin also called the October 7 attacks "inhuman and indefensible" and urged Hamas to free remaining hostages.
The Vatican's Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin looks on at the end of the Rosary for Pope Francis at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore), following the death of the pontiff, in Rome, Italy, April 22, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/SUSANA VERA/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERS