Tag: Pope Francis
Heads of three Abrahamic faiths sign historic document against ‘mercy killing’
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 American Jewish Committee delegation in the Vatican
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 announces Vatican will open Holocaust-era archives
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 slams Hamas in Vatican meeting with Pope Francis
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: ‘A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite’
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 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
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
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’
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...
Pope offers early new year greetings to world’s Jewish communities
“In recent decades, we have been able to draw closer to one another and to engage in an effective and fruitful dialogue. We have grown in mutual understanding and deepened our bonds of friendship,”...