Posts Tagged: Pope Francis
Catholic and Jewish Leaders to Discuss Religious Freedom at Spain Conference
JNS.org - With the backdrop of positive steps on Jewish-Catholic relations under Pope Francis I, leaders from both faiths will gather in Madrid, Spain...
Pope Francis Reiterates Desire to Visit Israel
JNS.org - Pope Francis I reiterated his desire to visit Israel next year during a visit to the Vatican by Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli...
Argentine Rabbi Makes History With Vatican Visit Over Sukkot
Pope Francis hosted his close friend Rabbi Abraham Skorka from Argentina for several days at his Vatican residence last week, La Stampa's Vatican Insider reported....
Pope Wishes Jews a Happy New Year
JNS.org - In a meeting with global Jewish leaders at the Vatican, Pope Francis I wished Jews around the world a sweet and peaceful new...
Pope Francis Considers Israel Trip, First as Pontiff, for Next Year
JNS.org - Pope Francis is considering making his first trip to Israel as pontiff next year. The head of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics said...
Pope Francis to Jewish Leaders: ‘A Christian Cannot be Anti-Semitic’
JNS.org - Pope Francis, meeting for the first time as pontiff with leaders from Jewish organizations and communities on Monday, told the delegation that...
Pope Francis Praises Mideast Christians Who Have ‘Kept the Faith’
JNS.org - Pope Francis, speaking to an audience of Middle Eastern Christian leaders and Catholic aid workers in the region, expressed gratitude for the...
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...
Al-Azhar Envoy to Pope Francis: Declaring Islam ‘Peaceful’ a Contingency for Restoring Interfaith Ties
JNS.org - An envoy from Egypt's Al-Azhar University, one of the highest centers of learning in the Islamic world, has called on Pope Francis to...
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...
Pope Francis Calls for Peace in Syria, Protection of Syrian Christians
JNS.org - Pope Francis, during a meeting with several humanitarian groups dealing with the Syrian civil war, renewed his appeal for peace in Syria...
Islamic Forced Conversions – Past and Present
The lost history of Christians forced to convert to Islam—or die—is reemerging, figuratively and literally. According to the BBC: "Pope Francis has proclaimed...
Pope Francis Canonizes Several Hundred Christian Martyrs Who Refused to Convert to Islam
Pope Francis on Sunday announced the canonization of new saints to the Catholic Church, including several hundred 15th-century Christian martyrs who were killed for refusing...
Peres Invites Pope Francis to Israel Following Meeting at the Vatican
Shimon Peres invited the newly appointed Pope Francis to Israel Tuesday following talks between the two at the Vatican. "I would like to invite you to...
