Catholic church
Jewish woman elected president of Catholic Biblical Association of America - interview
She is also the first Jewish scholar to teach the New Testament at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 2019.
A future pope will 'welcome us back', says priest from excommunicated antisemitic Catholic sect
For Zion’s sake: An emerging Catholic voice for Israel - opinion
Dr. Katya Mandoki: Caressing the land by every step
Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that
For centuries, Catholic priests have been able to celebrate special Masses to pray for their country, give thanks after a harvest or ask God to end a natural disaster.
Pope Leo XIV's letter to a rabbi is building bridges between Jews and Catholics – opinion
The new pope is aiming to bolster relations between the Catholic Church and Jerusalem.
We don’t know much about Leo XIV and the Jews, but he could be just the pope for us - opinion
The new pontiff resumed his predecessor’s calls for a ceasefire in his first Sunday address. Official church policy on Israel or the war is unlikely to change.
Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he attended seminary in Chicago.
WATCH: Vatican elects Robert Prevost as pope, becomes first American in role
The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesday afternoon.
Catholic cardinals signal with black smoke there is no new pope yet
Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who served as the Vatican's number two under Francis, and Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are considered the front-runners.
Trump calls AI pope image a joke, but experts say it’s no laughing matter
Trump told reporters on Monday that the pope image was posted as a joke on his Truth Social account, which was then reposted by the White House across social media.
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.
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.
'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.
