Pope Condemns ‘Inhuman’ Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
vPope Francis on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh.
No Answer To 1,500-Year-Old Menorah Mystery At Landmark Rome Exhibit
The Vatican and Rome’s Jewish museum will jointly host an unprecedented exhibition on the menorah, the ancient symbol of Judaism, and try to put to rest legends on the fate of one candelabra missing for 15 centuries.
Visiting Auschwitz, Pope Francis Asks God To Forgive ‘So Much Cruelty’
(JTA) — Pope Francis visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi death camp in Poland, in what the World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said was an “important signal to the world.” His head bowed, the pope prayed in silent contemplation before meeting Holocaust survivors in front of the death wall where the Nazis summarily shot thousands of…
Pope Francis Insists Meeting With Bernie Sanders Wasn’t ‘Political’
Pope Francis said on Saturday that his meeting with Bernie Sanders, contesting the Democratic candidacy for the U.S. Presidency, was not meddling in politics and that anyone who thought otherwise should “look for a psychiatrist.”
Elio Toaff, Rabbi Who Brought First Pope to Synagogue, Dies at 99
Elio Toaff, the chief rabbi of Rome for half a century and a pivotal player in Christian-Jewish reconciliation, has died at the age of 99.
Pope Francis Ditches Bulletproof Popemobile for Israel Trip
Pope Francis is shunning bulletproof vehicles during his trip to the Middle East this month, insisting that he use a normal car and be allowed to be as close to people as possible, the Vatican said on Thursday.