Hamas Welcomes Election of Pope Leo XIV, Urges Continued Solidarity with Gaza

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Arab and Palestinian leaders have welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV, urging him to take a moral stand on the ongoing Israeli genocide on Gaza.

Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas sent its congratulations to the new Pope Leo XIV and voiced hope that he would follow his predecessor Pope Francis in his solidarity with the Gaza Strip. 

The late Pope Francis, who died last month aged 88, had been…