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Pope, Israeli president discuss war in Gaza and potential paths to peace

During what is seen by many as a high-stakes conversation between Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican Thursday, the two discussed possibilities for peace in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

ROME – During what is seen by many as a high-stakes conversation between Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican Thursday, the two discussed possibilities for peace in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

Herzog visited the Vatican Thursday, Sept. 4, where he met privately with Pope Leo XIV and held a subsequent conversation with the Holy See’s Secretary of State, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Secretary for Relations with States, British Archbishop Paul Gallagher.