Pope Leo XIV met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time on Thursday, and they discussed the urgent need to provide assistance to civilians in Gaza and pursue a two-state solution to end the conflict in the region

The two leaders also discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and agreed on the urgent need to provide aid to the civilian population.

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday (Nov 6), where the Vatican said they discussed the "urgent need" to help the civilian population in Gaza.The visit comes almost a month into a

Thursday's visit is the first meeting between the Palestinian Authority president and the new pope; Abbas met Leo's predecessor, Francis, several times