Pope Francis

Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday and the asymmetry of moral judgment - opinion

Why are Israeli actions so readily framed as moral failures, even when taken under conditions of ongoing threat, while the context that shapes those actions recedes so quickly?

LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, March 23, 2026

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

Steve Bannon gestures during a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025, in this still image taken from a handout video.

Steve Bannon attempted to work with Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis - CNN

 Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025.

Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift


Christians in Israel slam Netanyahu's 'disrespectful' response to Pope's death

This comes after several Israeli diplomatic missions deleted condolence messages after Pope Francis's passing.

 A framed photo of Pope Francis, presented by the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, is seen outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, following Mass for the late pontiff April 23, 2025.

Netanyahu expresses condolences for Pope Francis' death

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences to the Catholic world for Pope Francis' death three days after pontiff passed away.

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

Pope Francis died quickly and without suffering, his doctor says

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that as soon as he realized the Pope was in a coma, there was nothing he could do to save his life.

 Pope Francis arrives to attend his weekly general audience in the St. Damaso courtyard. September, 2020.

Will the next pope speak Hebrew? A Jewish guide to the cardinals who could succeed Francis

In the wake of Pope Francis’ death on Monday, Catholic cardinals from across the world will gather for a conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. 

 Candles placed by people sit at a memorial for late Pope Francis after an interreligious homage to him, following the death of the pontiff, at the Metropolitan Cathedral at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, Mexico April 23, 2025

Christians gather at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre to mourn Pope Francis

Worshippers shed tears under the rotunda, while others lit candles and knelt at the Stone of the Anointing to honor the pontiff's passing.

 Worshippers take part in Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2025.

'Revolutionary at the Vatican': A portrait of Pope Francis

Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88, was an "alien presence" at the Vatican, bringing about a revolution of modesty and simplicity within the Catholic Church.

 Professor Michal Bar-Asher Segal researches Christianity.

Israel deletes pope condolence tweet over backlash fear

Israel's former ambassador to the Vatican: Deleting the tweet was "a mistake" and "we shouldn't keep score like this after someone's death."

 A post to X/Twitter by Israel wishing condolences over the death of Pope Francis, which has since been deleted.

Pope Francis’s moral compass faltered on Israel - editorial

From the very beginning of his papacy, Francis struck a markedly different tone toward the Jewish State than toward its adversaries.

 Pope Francis greets cardinals as he appears during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 13, 2025.

'He was always a friend' to Jewish people: Argentinian Jews mourn Pope Francis

"He tried to bring the church closer with the Jewish people, and he was always a friend, was always open to Jewish people and leaders that had questions or requests," said Rabbi Yosef Kleiner.

 A woman holds a picture of Pope Francis inside Buenos Aires' Metropolitan Cathedral, after the death of pontiff was announced by the Vatican, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 21, 2025.

Gaza's Christians 'heartbroken' for pope who phoned them nightly

Christians in Gaza said that they had "lost a man who fought every day in every direction to protect this small herd of his."

 Palestinian Christians attend an Easter Mass at the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church, in Gaza City, April 20, 2025.