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Israeli foreign minister expects clear, unequivocal condemnation from Vatican over Hamas' attack: reportsIsrael PM says he 'expects the Vatican to come out with a clear and unequivocal condemnation of the murderous terrorist actions'The Times of Israel reported that Cohen told the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States Paul Gallagher that the people of Israel "expects the Vatican to come out with a clear and unequivocal condemnation of the murderous terrorist actions.""It is unacceptable that you put out a statement expressing worry primarily for Gazan civilians while Israel is burying 1,300 who were murdered," Cohen said, according to the Foreign...

Erdoğan: Mobilize Christians Against IsraelPope meets Iran's envoy after call with Turkey's basilica-seizing rulerVATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan phoned Pope Francis Monday morning, inciting the pontiff to punish Israel for its "attacks against Palestine" by "mobilizing the Christian world and the international community."Erdoğan's triumphant takeover of Hagia Sophia as a mosque "Israel's attacks concerned not only the Palestinians but all Muslims, all Christians and the entire humanity," Erdoğan, a leading denier of the Armenian Genocide and the prime instigator behind the Islamic takeover of the Hagia Sophia basilica, told Francis. Turkey's Directorate of Communications reported the...