Pope Francis repeatedly called for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, including during an Easter Sunday address delivered ...

Amid the tributes that flowed in after Pope Francis’ death, a note of reservation stood out: Many Jews in Israel and ...

Hours after Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted a condolence for the passing for Pope Francis, it was deleted without ...

Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is ...

The Vatican said Friday some 150,000 mourners have filed past the body of Pope Francis, who is lying in state in St. Peter's ...

And it is the ambassador, Yaron Sideman, who will represent Israel at the funeral of Pope Francis. This is in marked contrast ...

The delay in issuing a statement reflected apparent tensions between Israel and Francis, who criticized Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.

Last week, the Chronicle asked its readers in an online poll the following question: “Do you think Pope Francis improved relations with the Jewish world?” Of the 216 people who responded, 51% said yes ...

ANALYSIS: Pope Francis’ pontificate, marked by strong friendships with the Jewish community, was also influenced by ...

Pope Francis prays at Israel's separation barrier, after making an unscheduled stop at the towering concrete wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on 25 May 2014 (Taufiq Khalil/AFP) While in ...