Norberto Rodriguez places flowers near a photo of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) In the holy city of Jerusalem, the official response to Pope Francis’s death has been largely muted, with an Israeli government account on X reportedly posting and later deleting a message of condolence. Relations between Israel and Pope Francis had been strained since the war in Gaza broke out after Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, with the pontiff often criticizing the conduct of the war while also denouncing what he called...
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