Tag: Pope Francis
Hospitalized pope calls Gaza parish, celebrates Ash Wednesday
Pope Francis had a stable day at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican reported Wednesday, which included calling the Catholic parish in Gaza and increasing his respiratory and mobility exercises.
In a March 5 statement, the...
Vatican reversal on Nativity display is a setback for ‘Palestinian Jesus’
It was disturbing, but not that surprising, to learn the Vatican recently allowed a Nativity scene on its premises depicting a “Palestinian Jesus.” This falsified myth has been around for decades and always seems...
Photo of baby Jesus on a keffiyeh featured in Vatican nativity scene
A nativity scene that went on display at the Vatican on Saturday features a photo of the infant Jesus on a keffiyeh.
The traditional Arab scarf has been adopted by Palestinians as a symbol of their...
The pope’s embrace of evil discourse
With just a few words, Pope Francis has plunged relations between Jews and Catholics into their worst crisis for decades and undone years of delicate rapprochement.
In a new book published for the Catholic Church’s...
Pope: I stand with Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Pope Francis said Sunday that he stands with the family of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whom Hamas terrorists kidnapped on Oct.7 and murdered in late August.
The pontiff has maintained a policy of neutrality during the war...
The Vatican is risking its relationship with the Jewish world
Relations between Israel and the Vatican have become tense in recent weeks.
In the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, an ecumenical group of...
‘Let the arms cease,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during his weekly, Sunday address in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City.
"In Gaza, spaces must be left to guarantee humanitarian aid and the hostages...
Jewish leaders wish Pope Francis a speedy recovery
As doctors treat Pope Francis, who has been in the hospital for several days due to a respiratory infection, many Jewish supporters and friends are expressing hope for his improving health. Media reports say...
Simon Wiesenthal Center grants Pope Francis 1919 anti-Semitic letter by Hitler
A 30-member Simon Wiesenthal Center international delegation met with Pope Francis on Wednesday to present a facsimile of an original four-page 1919 document authored and signed by Adolf Hitler, in which he openly espouses the destruction of...
At Vatican, Pope Francis discusses Holocaust, anti-Semitism with Dani Dayan
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Center in Jerusalem, Dani Dayan, met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday.
“I felt the weight of responsibility as someone who represents not only himself and...