Pope

Chicago rabbi gifts Pope Leo XIV a White Sox kippah during Vatican visit

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and a native of Chicago’s South Side, repeatedly advocated after his selection last year for the release of the Israeli hostages.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
A delegation of Chicago faith leaders meet with Pope Leo XIV on May 28, 2026.
Fuzzy security footage showing thief running with skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, May 13, 2026.

Czech police hunting for thief who stole medieval saint's skull from church

In its statement, police have urged the public to reach out with any information that may aid them in locating the thief and the skull.

|ByREUTERS, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo denies targeting Trump, says comments misread during Africa tour

That speech, said Leo, "was prepared two weeks ago, well before the president ever commented on myself and on the message of peace that I am promoting."

|ByREUTERS
AI-generated illustrative image: The world prefers Jews who die, not Jews who fight, the writer says.

Dead Jews are not the problem. The ones who survive are - opinion

The Jew as victim is acceptable. The Jew as memory is acceptable. But the Jew who acts, who fights, and who refuses to wait for permission becomes a problem.

|ByADAM SCOTT BELLOS

Pope Francis breaks with tradition on his own funeral and burial rites

Francis opts to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, breaking with St. Peter's Basilica tradition.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pope Francis in March 2013.

Pope Francis to canonize ‘God's Influencer’ and the ‘First Digital Saint,’ Carlo Acutis

Acutis, who died at 15 from leukemia, used social media to reach a wider audience.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Carlo Acutis Baliwag Fiesta 28.

Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza

In excerpts published on Sunday from a new forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say "what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide."

NOVEMBER 17, 2024ByREUTERS
Pope Francis looks on, at a mass to open the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, October 2, 2024.

Rome gears up for 2025 Jubilee with major renovations and record tourist influx

Visiting Rome nowadays is like entering a huge construction site. “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” but the Eternal City doesn’t have the time anymore, as only a few weeks remain. 

NOVEMBER 16, 2024ByMOTTI VERSES
ELEGANT AND chic atmosphere in the reception area of the Leonardo Boutique Hotel Rome Termini.

Pope Francis: 'I stand with Rachel Goldberg-Polin during this time'

He called for the end of the conflict in Palestine and Israel to cease, the end of violence, and the end of hatred.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pope Francis looks on from a balcony, on the day he delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) message at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, at the Vatican March 31, 2024.

Catholic Church split on women deacons, Vatican document shows

The Vatican document stressed the need to "give fuller recognition" to women in the Church, saying that "by virtue of Baptism, they enjoy full equality".

JULY 9, 2024ByREUTERS
Pope Francis reacts on the day he holds a weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 26, 2024.

Pope Francis considering making trip to Israel

The Pope shared that he is considering visiting Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan for the second time.

JUNE 22, 2024ByJOSH ARONSON
Pope Francis greets people as he arrives for the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 19, 2024.

Vatican tightens procedures on supposed 'supernatural events'

Friday's document mentioned, as an example of past confusion, alleged supernatural appearances by the Virgin Mary in Amsterdam in the 1940s and 1950s which were eventually ruled invalid in 2020.

MAY 17, 2024ByREUTERS
Pope Francis gestures from a balcony at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, at the Vatican March 31, 2024.

Round two of Easter in Jerusalem coming up in a month

Churches abide by different calendars, hence the holidays fall on different days most years.

APRIL 7, 2024ByNICOLE JANSEZIAN/THE MEDIA LINE
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (C) takes part in the Easter Sunday mass procession inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's old city

Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address

Francis has repeatedly deplored the death and destruction in the Gaza war.

MARCH 31, 2024ByREUTERS
Pope Francis looks on from a balcony, on the day he delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) message at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, at the Vatican March 31, 2024.