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Pope Francis
Pope Francis
June 24, 2022, 2:32 pm
Pope orders online disclosure of Jewish wartime pleas for help
Francis’s decision comes as the Vatican begins to confront its actions during the Holocaust
By JTA
Yad Vashem director Dani Dayan meets Pope Francis (Yad Vashem)
June 10, 2022, 11:50 am
Yad Vashem chief pleased with pope’s help, despite closed Vatican files on Holocaust
Director Dani Dayan thanked leader of 400 million Catholics for opening the Vatican archives on Second World War pontiff Pius XII - vilified for ignoring persecution of the Jews
By Toby Porter
Board president Marie van der Zyl (right), and chief executive Michael Wegier, speaking to the Pope
February 16, 2022, 12:16 pm
Board of Deputies holds first official talks with Pope
President and chief executive discussed 'warmth of relationship between Catholic and Jewish communities in recent decades' at the Vatican in only official Board delegation visit in 262 years.
By Richard Ferrer
Pope Francis listens to a member of the Jewish community during a visit to Rome's Great Synagogue in 2016 (Photo: Reuters)
September 6, 2021, 2:46 pm
Pope seeks to diffuse row after ‘suggesting’ Jewish law is obsolete
Francis's remarks about the Torah had led to a stern letter from Israel's chief rabbinate seeking clarification
By Michael Daventry and Reuters
Pope Francis
August 29, 2021, 10:52 am
Pope Francis urged to clarify comments on Torah and Jewish law
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate calls on the Catholic leader to retract remarks which it said might lead to 'derogatory conclusions' about Jews
By JTA
Pope Francis
July 20, 2021, 4:12 pm
Pope Francis restricts Latin Mass that caused controversy with Jews
Catholic leader declaration on Friday is a repudiation of an earlier decree by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI
By JTA
Pope Francis
May 3, 2021, 7:46 pm
Pope Francis mourns Meron victims
Catholic leader said during his address, 'with sadness, I express my closeness to the people of Israel for the incident on Mount Meron'
By JTA
Pope Francis
February 21, 2021, 7:41 pm
Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor in Rome after being moved by testimony
During meeting, Catholic leader was told Hungarian-born Edith Bruck how non-Jews helped to save her life
By JTA
Screenshot of Pope Francis speaking about his admiration for Shabbat (Youtube)
March 22, 2020, 1:29 pm
Pope Francis says he likes the Jewish custom of Shabbat
'What the Jews followed, and still observe, was to consider the Sabbath as holy', the Catholic leader said
By JTA
Pope Francis
January 22, 2020, 10:16 am
Pope Francis condemns ‘barbaric resurgence’ of antisemitism
Catholic leader says 'If we lose our memory, we annihilate the future', ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday
By JTA
Pope Francis
November 14, 2019, 12:07 pm
Pope Francis warns of ‘rebirth’ of antisemitism in unscripted remarks
'The habit of persecuting the Jews, brothers and sisters, is here reborn. This is neither human nor Christian,' Pope Francis said
By JTA
St. Peter's Square from the top of Michelangelo's dome
October 29, 2019, 5:50 pm
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate signs interfaith document at Vatican against euthanasia
Orthodox Jewish leaders jointed with Christian and Muslim religious figures to denounce physician-assisted suicide
By JTA
Remains of the AMIA after the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
July 14, 2019, 9:31 am
Pope Francis sends letter to Jewish group on AMIA bombing anniversary
Catholic leader writes to umbrella organisation DAIA to mark the 25th anniversary of the bombing which killed 85
By JTA
Lesley Joseph with Les Dennis, who also took part in Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. Credit: Simona Sborchia
April 4, 2019, 11:19 am
Lesley Joseph: ‘I blessed the Pope – just like any good Jewish girl would do!’
The Birds Of A Feather actress reveals how a 600-mile pilgrimage to Rome inspired her to think more about her own beliefs, ahead of Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome on BBC2
By Francine Wolfisz
Pope Francis denounced the current rise of antisemitism
March 22, 2019, 3:25 pm
Jewish charity signs deal with Pope to allow ‘youth encounter’ between faiths
World ORT shook hands on extension to the pontiff’s scheme to bring children from different societies, cultures and religions together.
By Jewish News Reporter
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