Katz, 'thank you Pope, your support will help hostages return' - News. ANSA.

Tomorrow morning, around 8.30, Pope Francis will receive the families of five Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Vatican. The families of the hostages arrived in Rome today with Foreign Minister Israel Katz, who, according to what we learn, will in turn meet the Secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher. The meeting with the Pope is reserved for family members only.