Posts Tagged: Catholic Church
Did Pope Francis Actually Call Abbas ‘Angel of Peace?’ — Not Really
As Pope Francis moved to canonize two 19th-century Arab nuns from Jerusalem and the Galilee, the pontiff created quite the stir when he appeared to...
Family of Dead Nazi War Criminal Priebke Say His Body Has Gone Missing
The family of a Nazi war criminal whose funeral has been at the center of much global controversy say his corpse has gone missing. Family lawyer...
Pope Offers Greetings for Israeli President Peres’s 90th Birthday
Pope Francis sent a special birthday greeting to Israeli President Shimon Peres Monday, a day ahead of official festivities that will mark the elder-statesman's 90th...
Pope Francis Says He Plans to Visit Israel
Ynet - Three months after succeeding Benedict XVI , Pope Francis has intimated he is planning a visit to Israel. On Wednesday, the Pope met with...
Vatican Reiterates Church Support for Jews After Traditionalists Call Them “Enemies of Church”
The chief official responsible for Vatican-Jewish relations said that the Catholic Church will not go back on its "Nostra Aetate" declaration, ...
Vatican: Unacceptable to Call Jews “Enemies of the Church”
A Vatican spokesman condemned comments by the head of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, who called Jews "enemies of the church." The spokesman,...
Embracing the Catholic Church’s Fight for Religious Freedom
One of the most heartening stories of interfaith relations in the last half century has been the way the Catholic Church changed the...
Book Review: Kosher Jesus
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Gefen Publishing House. Once again Shmuley Boteach has ventured bravely into an area that most Jews prefer...
Antisemitic Trends in Poland
In Poland, anti-Semitism is still one of the most controversial, sensitive and shameful subjects in the political, cultural and socio-economic arenas. To better understand the...
