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Iraq's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has sent a letter to Pope Francis calling for peaceful co-existence and respect among followers of all faiths, and calling for concerted efforts...

Pope Francis said on Saturday that it was a "shame" that irregular migrants trying to reach Europe for a safe and better life were dying at sea, reports Anadolu...

Israel continues its policy of Judaising the occupied city of Jerusalem where it targets Islamic and Christian holy sites. It is trying to change the historical mark of Jerusalem...

Pope Francis has called for an immediate end to violence in Sudan, stating that the situation there remains serious, Anadolu reports. Speaking during the traditional Sunday prayer at the Vatican's...

During a conference held in Rome on Wednesday and Thursday, the Vatican reiterated the importance of free access and worship in all holy places in Jerusalem. The conference was...

The Vatican and Oman established diplomatic ties on Thursday, marking a further widening of the Holy See's official relations with the Arab Muslim World, Reuters reports. In a joint...

Pope Francis, on Wednesday, issued a plea for assistance for the victims of two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkiye and affected Syria, Anadolu News Agency reports. "I remain...

Pope Francis, on Friday, landed in South Sudan, the world's youngest country and one of its most troubled, hoping to spur a stalled peace push and draw global attention...

Israel has appealed to Pope Francis, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday to help it recover four citizens...

Pope Francis called for preserving the historical and legal status quo in the occupied holy city of Jerusalem, the Wafa news agency reported. Speaking during his annual meeting with...

Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean are "unacceptable and almost always avoidable," Pope Francis said on Friday, renewing a call for policymakers across the region to address the issue in...

Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis, on Monday, to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the Gulf...

Pope Francis will visit predominantly Muslim Bahrain from 3 – 6 November to attend an international conference, the Vatican announced on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The Vatican said the Pope...

The Vatican has opened a diplomatic mission in the UAE. Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra, a close aide to Pope Francis and substitute of the Secretariat of State at the...

A Vatican Envoy criticised Lebanon's politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to "the few profiting off the suffering of many" in a financial...

Bahrain's largest Roman Catholic church held the first Mass on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Father Saji Thomas led the Mass in "Our Lady of Arabia" church, which is located 20 kilometres...

Pope Francis told journalists and officials on Saturday that the world is seeing a scaling back of democracy, Anadolu Agency reported. "We cannot avoid noting with concern how today, and not...

Pope Francis said on Monday that migrants were being exploited as "pawns" on a political chessboard in an apparent reference to the crisis at the Belarus border, Reuters reports....

Pope Francis affirmed his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya, where he said many suffer violent and inhumane conditions similar to those...

The Vatican has rejected criticism from senior Israeli rabbis over remarks by Pope Francis about Jewish books of sacred law, saying he was not questioning their continuing validity for...

Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent reference to the Taliban's past restrictions on schooling for women,...

Israel's top Jewish religious authorities have told the Vatican they are concerned about comments that Pope Francis made about their books of sacred law and have asked for a...

The Mediterranean Sea, which desperate refugees and migrants regularly attempt to cross in the hope of a better life, is the "largest cemetery in Europe", Pope Francis said yesterday....

Pope Francis, who has promised to visit Lebanon if fractious politicians agree on a new government, said on Sunday he would meet its Christian leaders to discuss the country's...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Pope Francis that the international community must sanction Israel for its brutal violence against Palestinians, stressing that Palestinians continue to be subjected to...

Pope Francis called the Syrian civil war one of the worst humanitarian crises of current times on Sunday, saying its 10th anniversary should spur all to seek "a sliver...

The historic visit by the head of the Catholic Church to Iraq was intended to promote interfaith dialogue and help in uplifting the country as it deals with an...

Pope Francis visited Iraq last week in what is said to have been the first trip of its kind. It came at a time of exceptionally difficult circumstances which...

US President Joe Biden on Monday called Pope Francis's visit to Iraq a symbol of hope for the entire world, Anadolu Agency reported a White House statement saying "Pope Francis'...

Pope Francis, who flew to Mosul by helicopter, was visibly moved by the earthquake-like devastation around him

Waving olive branches, flags and balloons and dressed in colourful traditional robes, hundreds of residents lined the streets of the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh on Sunday waiting for the...