Posts Tagged: Catholic Church
Pope Leo Urges Unity for Divided Church, Vows Not To Be ‘Autocrat’
Pope Leo XIV formally began his reign on Sunday by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to...
Israeli Officials, Jewish Groups Congratulate New Pope Leo XIV
Israeli officials and Jewish groups offered congratulations on Thursday following the naming of the new leader of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who...
Prevost Surprises as First US Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on...
Pope Doubles Down on Criticism of Israel
JNS.org - Pope Francis stepped up his criticism of Israeli counter-terrorism raids in Gaza on Sunday, decrying what he described as “cruelty” for the second...
Catholic Church Beatifies Polish Family for Sheltering Jews During Holocaust
The Catholic Church beatified on Sunday a Polish family of nine, including a new-born baby, who died at the hands of Nazi Germans during World...
Catholic Bishops Denounce Antisemitism During Interfaith Event
Senior Catholic archbishops on Tuesday called on members of their faith to fight antisemitism and be allies of the Jewish people during a global online...
Israel’s PM Sends ‘Heartfelt Condolences’ to Christian World on Passing of Pope Benedict
i24News - Former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages,...
Israel and the Holy See
JNS.org - Pope Paul VI arrived in Jordan on Jan. 4, 1964. The next day he went to Israel to visit Nazareth, Tiberias and Tel...
The Vatican Opens Its Wartime Archive
JNS.org - One of the most persistent and controversial debates about the history of World War II concerns the role of the Catholic Church during...
Leading Jewish Group Criticizes Papal Honors to Antisemitic Polish Cardinal
A major Jewish group expressed its objections on Wednesday to the Vatican’s decision to honor an antisemitic World War II-era cardinal. Cardinal August Hlond was Polish...
Priests Walked Into an Israeli Yeshiva — And No, You Haven’t Heard This One Before
JNS.org -- I recently saw worlds being created. My 50 Catholic students at the four-year degree program of the Salesian Pontifical University housed in Jerusalem's Ratisbonne monastery, together with four...
EXCLUSIVE: Prominent American Rabbi Calls On Pope Francis to Remove Catholic Church From World’s ‘Largest Jewish Cemetery’ in Auschwitz-Birkenau
A prominent American rabbi is urging the Pope to remove a Catholic church from the site of the “largest Jewish cemetery in the world,” The Algemeiner has learned....
Swedish Nun Canonized by Catholic Church for Hiding Jews in Convent During WWII
A Swedish nun who hid Jews in her convent in Rome during World War II was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis at the...
Pope, Russian Orthodox Patriarch to Have Historic Meeting on Persecution of Mideast Christians
JNS.org - The leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches will meet for the first time since their schism 1,000 years ago, in order to...
