Vatican rejects Gaza relocation: "Palestinians must stay on their land" 

A senior Vatican official declared that residents of the Gaza Strip must “remain on its land,” rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate many Palestinians to improve their living conditions.

“This is one of the fundamental points of the Holy See: no deportations,” Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin stated during an Italy-Vatican meeting on Thursday, according to ANSA.

Parolin emphasized that “the Palestinian population must remain on its land,” dismissing Trump’s relocation plan as making “no sense.” He also reaffirmed the Vatican’s commitment to a two-state solution, arguing that it “means giving hope to the population.”

Pope Francis has previously condemned Israel’s response to Hamas’s October 7 massacre and has implied that Israel may be committing genocide in its war against the terrorist organization.

This week, Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz, a member of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Council, published an open letter urging the Pope to reconsider his stance on the conflict.

“Dear Pope Francis,

Your words and actions regarding the State of Israel are not merely disappointing – they represent a historic danger. Through modern communications, your voice reaches billions instantly, making your influence far greater than any pope before you. This unprecedented reach demands unprecedented responsibility, yet your statements have instead revived the darkest patterns of Catholic Church history – patterns that for centuries transformed false accusations into violence against the Jewish people.”

“The stark bias in your responses since October 7th cannot be ignored. In an era where your every word is amplified across social media, broadcast globally, and instantly translated into countless languages, you have repeatedly drawn a false moral equivalence between a democratic nation defending its citizens and terrorists who perpetrated the most barbaric massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.”