World Chronicle

Pope Leo XIV urges Hamas to accept Trump’s peace plan for Gaza

01/10/2025 by Aarna Saini

Pope Leo XIV. File | Photo Credit: Reuters History’s first American pope repeated his call for an immediate cease-fire and the release of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023. But Pope Leo also expressed hope for the plan to put an end to the war as he left his country estate in Castel … Read more

Pope demands end to ’collective punishment’ and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza

27/08/2025 by Aarna Saini

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at the end of the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, August 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo XIV demanded on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as he pleaded for … Read more