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Newly consecrated Bishops, from left, Marc Hanappier, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, Michael Goldade and Pascal Schreiber wearing their miters and holding their pastoral staffs, stand at the end of their consecration ceremony in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary in Econe, Switzerland, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
July 2, 2026, 9:29 pm
Vatican declares radical sect in schism, excommunicates bishops and priests
Society of St. Pius X, which rejects reforms aimed at mending ties with Jews but denies accusations it teaches antisemitism, punished for appointing bishops without pope’s consent
By Nicole Winfield
Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and his Greek Orthodox counterpart Theophilos III visit Gaza City, June 22, 2026. (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem via X)
June 22, 2026, 4:01 pm
Jerusalem’s Latin and Greek patriarchs visit Gaza, vow to not abandon its Christians
Visiting Gaza City’s Holy Family Church, Cardinal Pizzaballa says he came out of ‘desire for support and unity’; clergyman also to participate in interfaith dialogue event
By AFP and ToI Staff
Pope Leo XIV, center, celebrates a mass in the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
June 11, 2026, 11:50 am
At Spain’s Sagrada Familia, now the world’s tallest church, pope speaks out against war
Visit marks inauguration of tallest spire at basilica, which has been under construction for 144 years and is not expected to be finished before 2035
By Joshua McElwee and Joan Faus
Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of his first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
May 25, 2026, 3:49 pm
Pope criticizes Trump administration over ‘outdated’ idea of a ‘just war’
Leo XIV uses first encyclical to push anti-war message that has angered Washington, warning against falling into a ‘violent culture of power’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Pope Leo XIV, left, greets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio upon his arrival for talks in the pope's private library at the Vatican, May 7, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)
May 7, 2026, 4:28 pm
Rubio meets pope in Vatican amid ongoing feud between Trump and Catholic leader
State Department says two discussed situation in Mideast, ‘underscored the strong relationship’ between US and Vatican, ‘shared commitment to promoting peace and human dignity’
By Agencies
Christian worshipers visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark Orthodox Easter and to attend the first public Sunday services by other Christian denominations after the war on April 12, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
April 12, 2026, 10:30 pm
‘Feels like a blessing’: On Orthodox Easter, Christians flock back to the Holy Sepulchre
During the ceasefire with Iran, the iconic church that enshrines what many consider Jesus’s tomb opens to the public and Christians from across denominations return with cautious joy
By Rossella Tercatin
Pope Leo XIV sprinkles holy water with a bunch of hyssop sprigs as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
April 5, 2026, 3:49 pm
Pope urges peace in his first Easter mass: ‘Let those who have weapons lay them down’
Leo XIV departs from tradition of listing world’s conflict by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing at St. Peter’s Basilica, where he greets crowd in 10 languages
By Colleen Barry and Paolo Santalucia
Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (St Esprit cathedral) for a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers in Istanbul on November 28, 2025. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP)
November 28, 2025, 4:39 pm
Pope Leo calls on Christian leaders to overcome divisions at landmark event in Turkey
Pontiff meets church leaders from Turkey, Egypt, Israel to mark anniversary of early council; urges followers to care for migrants, day after talks with Erdogan
By Agencies
Swiss Guards march prior to the arrival of Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the St. Damasus Courtyard at the Vatican for a state visit, where they will meet with Pope Leo XIV and pray with him in the Sistine Chapel, October 23, 2025. (AP Photo/ Andrew Medichini)
November 10, 2025, 9:10 pm
Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after alleged antisemitic incident in St. Peter’s Square
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
By Giada Zampano
Pope Leo XIV attends a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Vatican 1965 declaration Nostra Aetate (In Our Time) in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, October 28, 2025. (AP/Gregorio Borgia)
October 29, 2025, 5:16 am
Pope Leo says key document revolutionizing Catholic-Jewish ties ‘highly relevant today’
Pontiff marks 60 years since publication of ‘Nostra Aetate,’ which he says ‘takes firm stand against all forms of antisemitism’ and stresses the ‘profound principle’ of dialogue
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Dr. Karma Ben-Johanan, a researcher on Jewish-Christian relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Hartman Institute. (Courtesy of Assaf Feldman)
October 28, 2025, 3:06 pm
As Nostra Aetate turns 60, Oct. 7 has pushed Jewish-Catholic ties to new ‘crossroads’
Amid events in Vatican celebrating document that reshaped relations with Jews, Israeli expert Karma Ben-Johanan says ties are affected by Church’s shifting focus to Global South
By Rossella Tercatin
This photo illustration shows the "Text With Jesus" chatbot app displayed on an iPhone on October 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AFP)
October 3, 2025, 8:50 am
Faith communities, including Jews, experiment with AI tools — to mixed feedback
Some love their virtual study partners, but Rabbi Gilah Langner warns ’emotional connection’ is missing in AI’s advice
By AFP
Anne Doliwa, a Catholic pilgrim from California, visiting Rome with her family, in St. Peter’s Square on September 15, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
September 18, 2025, 11:40 am
In St. Peter’s Square, pilgrims hail new ‘Millennial’ saint, unaware of anti-Jewish undertones
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
By Rossella Tercatin
Figurines of Carlo Acutis on sale in a souvenir shop in Assisi, where Acutis's body is on display, April 3, 2025. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
September 6, 2025, 8:04 am
First ‘millennial saint’ is about to be canonized for publicizing miracles with troubling past
On Sept. 7, Pope Leo XIV will confer sainthood on Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at age 15 after platforming ‘bleeding host’ miracles. But a history of antisemitism clouds the fanfare
By Jules Gomes
Palestinian Christians attend a Good Friday Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City on April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 27, 2025, 4:49 pm
Orthodox Church in Gaza City ordered to evacuate by Israeli army
Church leaders have vowed that clergy and nuns won’t leave, will stay to assist those who cannot flee, as IDF plans Gaza City conquest
By Rossella Tercatin
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