Tag: Pope Francis
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...
Pope Francis and Part Two of the Abraham Accords
Our father, Abraham, has had a lot on his plate lately—always for the good of humanity, as is his habit. “Lech lecha,” the Creator commanded him, “go from your land and from your birthplace...
Pope Francis sends message to Israeli president, people during flyover
Pope Francis on Friday sent a message to Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and the Israeli people during his flyover of the country en route from Rome to Iraq.
“To His Excellency Reuven Rivlin, president of...
The Vatican opens its wartime archive
One of the most persistent and controversial debates about the history of World War II concerns the role of the Catholic Church during the Holocaust, and specifically, the actions of Pope Pius XII. In...
Papal infallibility? Not when it comes to the Middle East
The words of the prophet Isaiah that Pope Francis cited on Sunday during his speech in the Italian port city of Bari are especially beautiful to those who read them from Jerusalem, because here...
Pope decries ‘resurgent, barbaric’ anti-Semitism on eve of Auschwitz memorial
During a private audience on Monday of 54 international leadership delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center on the 78th anniversary of the infamous Wannsee Conference in 1942 that sealed the fate of European Jewry,...