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Pope Francis' popemobile turned into mobile clinic for Gaza children

"We're pleased that we have here a serious contribution towards the healthcare of children in Gaza," Caritas Secretary-General Alistair Dutton told a press conference in Bethlehem.

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A Palestinian works on the Vehicle of Hope, the former popemobile used by Pope Francis during its transformation into a fully equipped mobile clinic, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 20, 2025.
US Vice President JD Vance and Israeli President Isaac Herzog

Herzog meets with JD Vance, Pope Leo XIV at inauguration in Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass was on Sunday. Ahead of it, Herzog highlighted his family's ties to diplomatic relations with the Holy See.

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Pope Leo XIV attends the Jubilee of Eastern Churches at the Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, May 14, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV appeals to world powers for 'no more war' in first Sunday appearance

Leo said today's world was living through "the dramatic scenario of a Third World War being fought piecemeal," again repeating a phrase coined by Francis.

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Preparing the popemobile for its new purpose as a roving medical device for kids in Gaza.

Before his death, Pope Francis gave Popemobile to Gaza children for medical use

Ahead of his death in April, Pope Francis directed the Catholic relief organization Caritas to turn the vehicle into a medical clinic used to treat Palestinian children.

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A pope, a rabbi and a sheikh

Relations between Israel and the Holy See have come a long way since Paul VI became the first pontiff to visit Jerusalem little more than 50 years ago.

MAY 24, 2014ByERIC J. LYMAN
Pope Francis waves as he delivers first "Urbi et Orbi".

Rabbi Avraham Skorka to accompany Pope Francis

Skorka says the pope has devoted time to analyzing the relationship between Judaism and Christianity.

MAY 23, 2014ByJEREMY SHARON
Pope Francis.

Israel's capital prepares for papal visit

The visit of Pope Francis next week, like any top level visit, will cause inconvenience for Jerusalem residents.

MAY 23, 2014ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Pope Francis in the Holy Land

The papal visit

An especially warm, expressive and sensitive pope is on the way to the Holy Land to embrace Israel.

MAY 22, 2014ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Pope Francis waves as he delivers first "Urbi et Orbi".

As I See It: Israel’s new Christian friends

The pope’s imminent visit to Israel will rightly attract much attention; but 2 largely untold stories about global Christianity have the capacity to shake the world order.

MAY 22, 2014ByMELANIE PHILLIPS
Pope Francis.

The pope in Israel: Historical papal visits

Historical moments in the Israel-Vatican relationship, captured in the front covers of 'The Jerusalem Post'.

MAY 22, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
The Jerusalem Post

President Peres and staff prepare for Pope's visit

Peres and the Pope will pray together for peace in the presence of 600 children representing the religious and ethnic mosaic of Israel’s population.

MAY 22, 2014ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Worker at President's Residence prepares for Pope's visit

Lebanon in uproar over Maronite patriarch's planned visit to Jerusalem

Patriarch Beshara al-Rai reportedly stood defiant this week as news editorials attacked him for the planned trip.

MAY 10, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Lebanon's Christian Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai greeting his audience at the patriarchate in Bkerki, north of Beirut.

Head of Maronite Church in Lebanon to accompany Pope Francis to Jewish state

Patriarch Beshara al-Rai will be among the delegates of Church officials who accompanying the pontiff during his trip to the Holy Land.

MAY 2, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Lebanon's Christian Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai greeting his audience at the patriarchate in Bkerki, north of Beirut.