Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis

Deir Al-Bala, Gaza Strip- An Israeli shell criticized the only Catholic Church complex in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials. The late Pope Francis, who died in April, spoke to the priest about the situation in the war -moving land. The … Read more

Pope Leo XIV affirms celibacy for priests, demands ‘firm’ action on sex abuse in Catholic Church

Rome – Pope Liu XIV confirmed on Wednesday that the priests should be celibate and insisted that the bishops are taking “firm and decisive” measures to deal with the aggressors, as he presented the orders of Wednesday to the hierarchy of the Catholic World. Liu met in the Church of St. Peter with about 400 … Read more

Pope Leo XIV offers message of unity for polarized Catholic Church as pontificate officially starts

The Vatican City (AP) – Pope Liu XIV pledged on Sunday to work for unity in the polarized Catholic Church and the world, as the first American door for history, he presented a message of recovery during the opening bloc in St. Peter’s Square before estimated about 200,000 pilgrims, the heroine, the patriarchs and princes. … Read more

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

The Vatican City (AP)-Robert Bouvost, the missioner who spent his career in Peru and took over the strong bishops’ office in the Vatican, the first Pope of the United States in the history of the 2000-year Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69 -year -old member of the Augustinian religious system, got the name Leo XIV. In … Read more

Pope Francis, everyman leader of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican has confirmed. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire … Read more