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Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli (Courtesy)
September 13, 2017, 4:50 pm
Pope appoints new Vatican ambassador to Israel
In addition to serving as Holy See's top envoy to Jewish state, Leopoldo Girelli to also be apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine
By TOI staff
This file photo taken on April 10, 2015 shows Laurent Stefanini, then French President Francois Hollande's chief of protocol, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
April 7, 2016, 5:38 am
After Vatican ‘snub,’ France sends gay diplomat to UNESCO
Laurent Stefanini's appointment was viewed as a 'provocation' by the Holy See, Catholic newspaper reported
By AFP
Pope Francis pauses after laying a wreath of flowers in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on May 26, 2014. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)
January 29, 2016, 12:27 am
Vatican officials say pope likely to visit Auschwitz
Following predecessors, Francis expected to go to Nazi death camp during upcoming Poland trip
By Raoul Wootliff
Pope Francis (AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI)
January 2, 2016, 11:03 pm
Vatican’s first official accord with Palestine takes effect
Announced in June, agreement covers Church's operations in Palestinian territories, recognizes sovereignty there
By AFP
Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during an audience at the Vatican Saturday, May 16, 2015.(Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)
May 18, 2015, 1:44 pm
Did the pope call Abbas an ‘angel of peace’? Depends who you ask
Chief Vatican spokesman says he 'did not hear the exact words spoken' at Saturday's meeting but believes Francis was encouraging a commitment to peace
By Raphael Ahren
Colored balloons released by children fly next to a statue, at the end of the noon Angelus prayer recited by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. (photo credit: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
January 25, 2015, 4:10 pm
Balloons Vatican’s new peace symbol
Holy See adopts custom after animal rights activists protest use of doves
By AP
Pope Paul VI, circa 1963 (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
October 19, 2014, 10:05 pm
First pontiff to visit Israel beatified by Church
Pope Paul VI, known for opening dialogue with Jewish world, moves one step closer to sainthood
By JTA and TOI staff
An illustrative photo of Egyptian women waiting in line outside a polling station last December. (photo credit: AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 16, 2013, 10:45 am
131 countries adopt UN plan to combat violence against women
In surprise move, head of Egypt's delegation ignores Muslim Brotherhood's strong objections and signs on to the initiative
South Sudan migrants gather in Tel Aviv to protest against Israel's immigration policy (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
June 11, 2012, 2:12 pm
All the news that fits in print
Everything from Syrian battles to accidental chemo is smushed into today's papers
By Joshua Davidovich
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