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 Israeli government has forced its representatives around the world to rescind condolences for the passing of Pope Francis ...

In terse message, PM says Israel 'expresses its deepest condolences' to Catholics worldwide, after Jerusalem's muted response ...

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

President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have travelled to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. They will pay ...

Israel deletes Pope Francis condolence tweet within hours of posting - Israeli diplomatic missions worldwide also instructed ...

The deletion of Israel's condolence message after Pope Francis' death highlights mounting tensions between Israel and the ...

A priest has described Pope Francis' daily phone calls to his small parish in Gaza as "something very beautiful".

The State of Israel expresses its deepest condolences to the Catholic Church and the Catholic community worldwide for the ...

The terrible conflict continues to cause death and destruction and to create a dramatic and deplorable humanitarian situation,’ said Francis in his final public remarks.

Late pontiff visited nine countries in the region and north Africa, cultivating ties between Christians and Muslims ...