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Pope Francis with the Simon Wiesenthal Center delegation in the Vatican on Jan. 20, 2020, on the 78th anniversary of the infamous Wannsee Conference in 1942 that sealed the fate of European Jewry, and on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Credit: Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Pope decries ‘resurgent, barbaric’ anti-Semitism on eve of Auschwitz memorial

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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,...
Rabbi Professor Avraham Steinberg at the presentation of a signed declaration to Pope Francis. Credit: Chief Rabbinate Spokesperson Kobi Alter.

Heads of three Abrahamic faiths sign historic document against ‘mercy killing’

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The heads of major monotheistic faiths signed a historic document at Vatican City in Rome on Monday that calls on doctors around the world not to assist in killing people, even if they are...
Pope Francis meets with a delegation from the American Jewish Committee in the Vatican on March 8, 2019. Credit: American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris via Twitter.

Pope Francis meets with American Jewish Committee delegation in the Vatican

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Pope Francis met with a delegation of 35 leaders from the American Jewish Committee on Friday in the Vatican, where he denounced anti-Semitism. “Your commitment to Jewish-Christian dialogue goes back to Nostra Aetate, a milestone...
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...
Pope Francis. Credit: Alfredo Borba via Wikimedia Commons.

Pope Francis: ‘A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite’

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Pope Francis told a Jewish delegation on Monday that “a Christian cannot be an anti-Semite.” His remark comes as Jews worldwide are still reeling from the deadliest attack in American Jewish history, when 11 Jewish  men and...
Pope Francis. Credit: Alfredo Borba via Wikimedia Commons.

Pope Francis takes part in ceremony commemorating the liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto

Pope Francis took part in a commemoration ceremony marking 75 years since the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto. The pontiff’s visit to Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, was part of his tour of the Baltic countries....

Pope Francis sends Passover greetings to Rome’s Jewish Community

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Pesach, or Passover, is an eight-day Jewish celebration that commemorates how God freed the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt, as recounted in the Old Testament Book of Exodus. “May the Almighty bless and accompany...

El Papa I El Shofer

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Despues de kargar los bagajes del Papa en la limusina, kuando abasharon del avion, el shofer ve ke el Papa esta en pies al bodre del kamino i no entro en  el auto…. “Ekskuzame, Su...

Pope Francis: Indifference to Anti-Semitism Is ‘The Root of Death’

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Speaking before participants in a conference on the responsibility of States, institutions and individuals in the struggle against anti-Semitism and crimes associated with anti-Semitic hatred, the pope underscored the wider complicity of a society that sometimes...