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At the beginning of the war between Hamas and Israel, the parish complex was converted into an improvised shelter where 500 people now live.

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Monday marks three years since Russia invaded Ukraine as tensions swirl around peace talks. Israel pauses hostage and prisoner transfers, saying Hamas is making a spectacle out them. Pope Francis remains in critical condition.

In our news wrap Friday, the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is ending with gaps remaining in negotiations for a second phase, an Illinois man was found guilty on hate crime and murder charges for killing a Palestinian American boy in 2023,

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is on a breathing machine after suffering a sudden respiratory episode during his hospitalization.

At the beginning of the war between Hamas and Israel, the parish complex was converted into an improvised shelter where 500 people now live.

Hamas was ready to begin talks on the second phase of ceasefire in Gaza after hundred Palestinians were released from Israeli jails.

Pope Francis is “sitting in an armchair today and continuing with his treatment” for pneumonia, a Vatican source said Wednesday.

Pope Francis continues to call Gaza’s Holy Family parish every night, despite battling pneumonia, to offer prayers and support. He has been vocal about the crisis in Gaza. With no clear progress in ceasefire talks,

Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the Vatican said.