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Pope Francis’ much anticipated visit to the Holy Land ended Monday after a whirlwind of activity. At 78, the pontiff was full of energy. The proof was his ability to keep up with Israeli President Shimon Peres, who at the age of 90 appears to be flirting with eternal youth. …

The Vatican’s top diplomat on Monday condemned both Hamas’ “inhuman and indefensible” Oct. 7 attacks and Israel’s “ongoing massacre” in Gaza, warning that even legitimate self-defense cannot justify the destruction of a “largely defenseless population.” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state and one of Pope Leo XIV’s advisers, …