Pope

Pope Leo XIV announced he will undergo surgery to remove an early-stage lung nodule. The 71-year-old pontiff made the announcement during his Sunday address in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated a massive open-air Mass for an estimated 800,000 people at Paris's Place de la Concorde during his four-day visit to France.

Tiberias is already looking towards 2030 and preparing for the possibility of a visit by the Pope and millions of pilgrims, but Mayor Yossi Nabaa knows that before the grand vision, he faces a city that is still struggling to regain its tourist status.

Tiberias Mayor Yossi Naveh revealed in an interview with "Maariv" that the city has begun preparations for the Pope's visit, expected in 2030, and for the anticipated arrival of hundreds of thousands to millions of pilgrims to the North.

Many Catholics received the news of Pope Leo XIV's planned visit this November as a sign from heaven, against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis that has pushed millions into debt following the president's austerity measures. The Archbishop of Buenos Aires stated: "People need two or more jobs to make ends meet, or they fall into the trap of loans that lead to debt."