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Pope Leo XIV
Democratic Party Secretary Elly Schlein during the Prime Minister's briefing on the government's action in the Chamber of Deputies in Rome on April 9th, 2026.(Massimo Di Vita/Archivio Massimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images via JTA)
April 17, 2026, 11:03 am
Italian opposition leader, whose father is Jewish, backs Giorgia Meloni in Trump split over Israel
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Tuesday that her country had suspended its defense agreement with Israel
By Grace Gilson (JTA)
Pope Francis meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey
December 2, 2025, 10:56 am
Pope tells Erdogan two-state solution ‘only’ path forward in Middle East
Pope also said he believed Turkey had an “important role that it could play” in securing peace in the region
By Grace Gilson (JTA)
SWISS GUARD VATICAN. WIKIPEDIA
November 11, 2025, 2:52 pm
Vatican investigates Swiss Guard for alleged spitting gesture at Jewish women
The incident took place on the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)
Madonna
August 13, 2025, 11:25 am
Madonna posts plea to Pope Leo urging him to go to Gaza ‘before it’s too late’
In two social media posts, the pop star said that she was “not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides”
By Grace Gilson (JTA)
Pope Leo XIV
August 3, 2025, 7:45 pm
Pope criticised for failure to mention hostages in statement on Gaza
Leo XIV was speaking at a special mass in Rome with more than one million people in attendance
By Jewish News Reporter
President Isaac Herzog speaks with Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff’s inauguration at the Vatican, 18 May 2025. Photo Credit: Avi Mayer/X
May 19, 2025, 11:34 am
Herzog attends Pope’s inauguration in bid to reset strained Vatican-Israel ties
Jewish leaders to meet new pontiff amid tensions over Gaza war and hostage crisis
By Annabel Sinclair
Pope Leo XIV Pic: Vatican News
May 16, 2025, 2:41 pm
OPINION: Pope Leo IV is a world away from the prejudice of the Vatican of past centuries
There are almost 90 Catholics in the world for every Jew: the Christian-Jewish relationship has an important past, present and future
By Zaki Cooper
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Tel Aviv, March 13, 2023.(Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 16, 2025, 2:37 pm
Herzog to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration in potential reset of Vatican-Israel ties
New pontiff reaffirms commitment to interfaith dialogue in letters to Jewish leaders
By Annabel Sinclair
Pope Leo XIV
May 13, 2025, 10:42 am
OPINION: The new Pope was my student: will he be good for the Jews?
Professor John T. Pawlikowski reflects on teaching Pope Leo XIV and the challenges of Catholic-Jewish relations under the new papacy
By John T. Pawlikowski
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