Asked by reporter, Pierbattista Pizzaballa says he would do 'anything' to free captive children; FM Cohen slams Vatican for initial Latin Patriarchate response to Hamas massacre

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen tells Archbishop Paul Gallagher behavior by some Haredi Jews toward Christian worshipers in Jerusalem 'does not represent Jewish values'

Municipality places lien on NIS 18 million in accounts of Vatican-owned church and pilgrim center, as three decades pass without economic agreement with Holy See

The German traditionalist pope, buried Thursday, is often remembered as icy and aloof, but those who knew him say Ratzinger was a warm man who moved Catholic-Jewish ties forward

Vatican's top envoy calls for priests to hold mass for late former pontiff, who visited holy sites in Israel and the West Bank in 2009

In Vatican meeting with relatives of captives and slain soldiers whose bodies remain in Gaza, pontiff says he will liaise with governments and Muslim religious leaders

Khaled Yousif Al-Jalahma wishes Israelis security and prosperity; President Herzog says he hopes other nations will follow Manama's example

In whirlwind visit to Budapest, Pope Francis meets with anti-immigration premier Viktor Orban

Francis caused concern among Jewish officials when he said recently that the law of the Torah 'does not give life'

Rabbi Ratzon Arusi shares 'distress' over recent comments by Francis that Jewish law 'does not give life'