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Pope Francis calls on Catholics to pray for peace on 7 October
October 8, 2024, 5:35 pm
Vatican calls for 7 October fast
Pope and Latin Patriarch ask Catholics to fast and pray for peace
By Jenni Frazer
Shimon Peres with ex-Pope Benedict XVI
January 3, 2023, 11:11 pm
OPINION: Pope Benedict cemented the template for better Jewish-Catholic relations
Rabbi David Rosen says the former pontiff's visits to Israel and Auschwitz demonstrated his commitment to inter-faith solidarity
By Rabbi David Rosen
Prof. Dina Porat from Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology at Tel Aviv University with Pope Francis, Rome.
December 1, 2022, 11:50 am
Pope receives ‘Jesus from the Soil of the Holy Land’ painting by Israeli artist
"When he approached me, I offered him the gift. He was moved and asked his attendants to safeguard the artwork," recalled Prof. Porat who handed Pope Francis the artwork
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Pope Francis
November 23, 2022, 11:21 am
OPINION: ‘Path to peaceful coexistence begins with justice’
The following is a speech by Pope Francis to the World Jewish Congress, made at the Vatican this week.
By 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
Pope Pius XII (Photo: REUTERS/Osservatore Romano)
June 16, 2022, 10:39 am
The pope who put his church first — even with the Holocaust on his doorstep
Historian David Kertzer on how the hotly anticipated opening of the Vatican's wartime archives failed to absolve Pius XII over his failure to act
By Michael Daventry
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Pope seeks to diffuse row after ‘suggesting’ Jewish law is obsolete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 Pius XII is accused of turning a blind eye to genocide.
August 30, 2020, 1:22 pm
Vatican ‘urged Pope Pius XII not to protest Nazi deportation of Jews’
Investigation by Brown University historian David I. Kertzer also claims the Vatican fought efforts to reunite Shoah orphans with their family.
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)
Pope Pius XII is accused of turning a blind eye to genocide.
February 28, 2020, 1:06 pm
Vatican thanked by Jewish leaders for opening Shoah-era archives
Catholic figures said vault would be opened to allay suspicion that Pius XII - dubbed ‘Hitler’s Pope’ - turned a blind eye to persecution of Jews
By Jewish News Reporter
Pope Pius XII is accused of turning a blind eye to genocide.
March 4, 2019, 1:22 pm
Vatican to open archives on ‘Hitler’s Pope’ to set the record straight
Pope Francis has finally met a 30-year-old appeal from Jewish groups to reveal wartime documents showing what Pius XII knew and did
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
January 15, 2019, 10:05 am
Mahmoud Abbas to assume chairmanship of major UN bloc
Veteran leader will take over from Egypt as the head of the Group of 77 which focuses on developing countries
By JTA
Pope Francis (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
November 23, 2018, 12:46 pm
Vatican and Israeli rabbis preparing statement on euthanasia, assisted suicide
'End-of-life matters' discussed during Vatican meeting involving the Holy See Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism
By JTA
President Rivlin meeting the pop. Credit: President Rivlin on Twitter
November 16, 2018, 3:57 pm
President Rivlin meets Pope Francis, says Israel has ‘full freedom of worship’
Israel's head of state meets leader of the Catholic Church where they discussed the need to build “greater mutual trust” between Israelis and Palestinians
By JTA
Pope Francis denounced the current rise of antisemitism
December 6, 2017, 10:02 am
Pope urges ‘reciprocal respect’ amid Trump’s plan to recognise Jerusalem as capital
Catholic leader urges dialogue that respects all people in the Holy Land, calling for "peace and prosperity" for Palestinians
By Jewish News Reporter
The Pope giving his blessing to the historic Collaboration between World Ort and the Vatican
October 30, 2017, 11:02 am
Pope gives blessing to collaboration between World ORT and Vatican
Jewish and Christian educational groups receive backing from the Catholic leader for an interfaith initiative during a meeting in Rome
By Jewish News Reporter
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