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Leaders from the Polish, Catholic and Jewish communities have denounced an anti-Semitic ritual on Good Friday in the small southeastern Polish town of Pruchnik, where residents hanged, burned and beaten a dummy of the apostle Judas, stereotypically described as a Jew. Credit: Screenshot.

Polish, Catholic and Jewish leaders denounce anti-Semitic effigy on Good Friday

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Leaders from the Polish, Catholic and Jewish communities have denounced an anti-Semitic ritual on Good Friday in the small southeastern Polish town of Pruchnik, where residents hanged, burned and beaten a dummy of the...
Pope Francis I. Credit: Tânia Rêgo/ABr via Wikimedia Commons.

Pope Francis announces Vatican will open Holocaust-era archives

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Pope Francis announced on Monday that the Vatican archive surrounding the Holocaust when Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for doing little to save Jews and for being silent during the atrocities, led the Catholic...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with Pope Francis during his visit to the Vatican on Sept. 3, 2015. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Israeli president slams Hamas in Vatican meeting with Pope Francis

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin condemned Hamas on an official visit to the Vatican and Rome on Thursday. In a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace, Rivlin said, “Hamas has repeatedly led to...

Warsaw church named ‘House of Life’ for helping Jews

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A ceremony to unveil a commemorative plaque in the church on Wednesday was attended by representatives of the government and Jewish organizations, Catholic Church leaders, the diplomatic corps, and the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. The...