Tag: Pope Francis
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,”...
Rabbis seek pope’s cooperation in fighting Islamic extremism
An international delegation of rabbis sought the pope’s cooperation in combating Islamic extremism during a meeting at the Vatican on Thursday, the rabbis said.
At the audience with Pope Francis, the rabbis presented a document...
Pope sought help from Jewish psychoanalyst to ‘clarify a few things,’ new book reveals
The Pope’s past continues to be a source of surprises after a new book revealed that he previously took weekly psychoanalysis sessions to “clarify a few things.”
The former nightclub bouncer and chemical engineer discussed...
Viral pontiff: Francis dances with Hasidic Jews at the Vatican
It’s rare to see Pope Francis bopping behind the walls of the Apostolic Palace.
Actually, if anyone has ever seen any pope dancing they’ve never said anything, nor filmed it and put it on YouTube.
Yet...
Pope Francis busts a move with Jewish delegation from Poland
Pope Francis on Monday met with a delegation of Jewish leaders from Poland, discussing serious matters such as the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and even child sexual abuse, but also lighthearted moments, including the...
Pope Francis will migrate simbolically from Chiapas to Juarez
Pope Francis is expected to make immigration a major theme of his visit to Mexico. By traveling northward across Mexico, he intends to symbolically retrace the journey of Mexican and Central American migrants traveling...
Pope Francis to join Google’s Eric Schmidt in rare tech industry meeting
Pope Francis once described the internet as a “gift from God”. But on Friday he is due to meet with someone who may believe the internet has more to do with his own company...