Posts Tagged: Pope Francis I
In United Nations Address, French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy Calls for ‘Muslim Nostra Aetate’
Famed French philosopher and humanitarian Bernard-Henri Lévy last week called on the Muslim world to formulate its own version of the famed Nostra Aetate declaration by Pope Paul...
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...
For First Time: Vatican Flies Palestinian Flag to Greet PA Chairman Abbas
The Palestinian flag was officially raised in the Vatican for the first time on Saturday, when Pope Francis received Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The meeting between...
Jewish 100, 2014: Pope Francis I – Religion
Pope Francis I Leader of the Catholic Church For the world's first Latin American pope, the Argentine-born Francis I, a close relationship with the Jewish community...
Pope Francis Says Jews, Catholics Should Work Together to Help World’s Poor
Pope Francis I told a delegation from the American Jewish Committee at the Vatican on Thursday that Jews and Catholics should work together to help...
Pope Francis I Speaks to Simon Wiesenthal Center Delegation
JNS.org - A sixty-member delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, including Holocaust survivors, Christians and one Muslim, met privately with Pope Francis I in...
Pope Disturbed by ‘Terrible Images’ of Violence in Syria
JNS.org - During at mass at St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Pope Francis I said he was disturbed by the "terrible images these days"...
Pope Francis I and Egypt’s Tawadros II: A Tale of Two Popes and Preserving Mideast Christianity
JNS.org - As newly elected leaders of their respective Christian faiths, Pope Francis I and Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II face a wide array of...
Vatican Says More than 100,000 Christians are Killed Annually
Vatican City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org - More than 100,000 Christians are killed annually because of their faith, a Vatican spokesman said. "Credible research has reached the...
Pope Francis Accepts Peres’s Invitation to Visit Israel
Israeli President Shimon Peres formally invited Pope Francis to visit Israel during a meeting between the two leaders at the Vatican. Pope Francis accepted the invitation...
Israeli President Shimon Peres to Visit Pope Francis at the Vatican
Israeli President Shimon Peres will visit Pope Francis I at the Vatican next week, becoming one of the first heads of state to visit with...
Pope Makes Easter Plea for Peace in the Middle East
Times of Israel - Pope Francis made an Easter-Sunday peace plea, saying conflicts have lasted too long in Syria, and between Israelis and...
Will Pope Francis I Become the Savior of the Persecuted Church?
Christianity is the world's largest religion. And with more than 1 billion members, the Roman Catholic Church is its largest denomination. Anyone who watched the...
Jewish Delegation Receives Special Nod At Pope Francis Installation
The Jewish delegation to the installation ceremony of Pope Francis on Tuesday was the only non-Christian group to receive a special mention. Pope Francis opened his...
