The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/the-vatican/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:57:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Vatican | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/the-vatican/ 32 32 After Rubio meeting, Pope Leo gives speech asking God to inspire leaders to calm tensions https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-rubio-meeting-pope-leo-gives-speech-asking-god-to-inspire-leaders-to-calm-tensions/ Fri, 08 May 2026 18:26:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3819389 Pontiff says peace is 'endangered by international tensions and by an economy that prefers the arms trade to respect for human life,' praises initiatives to welcome Gazan refugees

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]]> Pope prays that ‘roar of bombs may cease’ across Middle East https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-prays-that-roar-of-bombs-may-cease-across-middle-east/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:50:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772179 Leo says news from region 'continues to arouse deep dismay,' expresses concern at 'violence and devastation and the widespread climate of hatred and fear'

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]]> Pope denounces ‘zeal for war,’ laments West Bank violence in foreign policy speech https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-denounces-zeal-for-war-laments-west-bank-violence-in-foreign-policy-speech/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:46:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3730324 Palestinian civilian population 'has the right to live in peace in its own land,' US-born pontiff says in English, amid annual address to diplomats, the first of his tenure

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]]> In 1st Christmas mass, Pope Leo laments ‘rain, wind, cold’ facing displaced Gazans https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-1st-christmas-mass-pope-leo-laments-rain-wind-cold-facing-displaced-gazans/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:12:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3719705 Drawing parallels to the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem tent, pontiff asks: 'How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza?'

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]]> Pope calls two states ‘only solution’ to Palestinian conflict as he opens Lebanon visit https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-says-two-states-the-only-solution-to-conflict-as-he-opens-lebanon-visit/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:28:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3701377 Leo XIV arrives in Beirut under tight security, urges Lebanese citizens to remain in country, which has seen waves of emigration due to war and sectarian divisions

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]]> ‘Mona Lisa of manuscripts’: Rare 15th-century bible on display in Rome https://www.timesofisrael.com/mona-lisa-of-manuscripts-rare-15th-century-bible-on-display-in-rome/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:46:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700822 The Borso D’Este Bible, famed for its intricate gold and lapis-lazuli illuminations, is accessible to the public in Italian Senate for first time in decades

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]]> On 1st trip abroad, Pope Leo calls for Turkey to be ‘source of stability’ in war-torn world https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-1st-trip-abroad-pope-leo-calls-for-turkey-to-be-source-of-stability-in-war-torn-world/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:43:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3699166 Erdogan hails new pope's 'astute stance' on Palestinian issue as they meet in Ankara; security cautions in place for Leo's visit to Lebanon on Sunday, Vatican says

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]]> Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after alleged antisemitic incident in St. Peter’s Square https://www.timesofisrael.com/vatican-investigates-swiss-guard-after-alleged-antisemitic-incident-in-st-peters-square/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:10:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685631 Israeli writer and theater director says member of the guard hissed 'the Jews' at her, and a colleague made spitting gesture, during a papal audience last month

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]]> Pope Leo meets PA’s Abbas, discusses need for Gaza aid, two-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-leo-meets-pas-abbas-discusses-need-for-gaza-aid-two-state-solution/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:15:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3682794 Thursday's visit is the first meeting between the Palestinian Authority president and the new pope; Abbas met Leo's predecessor, Francis, several times

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]]> Pope beatifies 11 ‘martyr’ priests killed by Nazi Germany, Communist Czechoslovakia https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-beatifies-11-martyr-priests-killed-by-nazi-germany-communist-czechoslovakia/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:01:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3673108 Proclamation by Leo XIV honors 9 Polish Salesian priests killed at Dachau and Auschwitz during WWII, diocesan pair executed in sham 1951 trial

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]]> Pope Leo to visit Lebanon and Turkey on first overseas trip since becoming pontiff https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-leo-to-visit-lebanon-and-turkey-on-first-overseas-trip-since-becoming-pontiff/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:41:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3658751 Pontiff will make first papal visit to Lebanon since Benedict XVI in 2012, after receiving invitation from the country's Maronite Christian president

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]]> Vatican’s top diplomat says Israel carrying out ‘ongoing massacre’ in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/vaticans-top-diplomat-says-israel-carrying-out-massacre-in-gaza/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:02:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3658154 Cardinal Parolin also urges Hamas to free hostages, calls Oct. 7 'indefensible'; top Catholic leader in the Holy Land: Christians should be bridge between Israelis, Palestinians

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]]> In St. Peter’s Square, pilgrims hail new ‘Millennial’ saint, unaware of anti-Jewish undertones https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-st-peters-square-pilgrims-hail-new-millennial-saint-unaware-of-anti-jewish-undertones/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:40:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3643421 Chief rabbi of Rome says it’s unsurprising many know little of the Church's history of antisemitism, but focusing on newly canonized Carlo Acutis's work is not the right way to address it

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]]> ‘God’s influencer’: Pope Leo proclaims first millennial saint at Vatican https://www.timesofisrael.com/gods-influencer-pope-leo-proclaims-first-millennial-saint-at-vatican/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:30:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3635853 Carlo Acutis, who died at 15, canonized for documenting miracles and other elements of Catholicism online; Vatican criticized for overlooking antisemitic motifs tied to some of the miracles

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]]> Herzog to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican; each claims the other initiated the meeting https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-to-meet-pope-leo-at-the-vatican-each-claims-the-other-initiated-the-meeting/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:24:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3632827 Heads of state to discuss Gaza war, hostages; president says visit is at pontiff's invitation, but Vatican, in unusual statement, says it is 'not its practice to extend invitations'

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