Posts Tagged: Vatican
Pope Frances in Critical Condition, Hospitalized for Double Pneumonia
i24 News - The Vatican announced on Sunday that Pope Francis' health condition "continues to be critical" after he suffered a severe respiratory crisis requiring...
Pope Francis to Meet with Hostage Families at Vatican
i24 News - On the six-month anniversary of the devastating October 7th attack by Hamas, Pope Francis has agreed to meet with families of the...
Retired Archbishop’s Antisemitic Rhetoric Can Do Real Harm
Nearly 60 years after the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, Catholics continue to disagree about modernism within the church, and the conciliar reforms. The...
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,...
‘Jesus Remains a Son of the People of Israel,’ Top Cardinal Says at Jewish-Catholic Celebration of ‘Nostra Aetate’ Anniversary
Christian and Jewish religious leaders came together on Thursday to celebrate the 55th anniversary of "Nostra Aetate," the declaration promulgated by Pope Paul VI in...
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...
New York Times Decries Catholic-Jewish ‘Mutual Suspicion,’ Prompting Outcry
Often the bias of the New York Times creeps in not in the main part of a news article, but in the context the newspaper...
Did Vatican II Get Islam Right?
Pope Francis’ recent decision to allow Mahmoud Abbas to set up an embassy in the Holy See raises questions about just how serious the Vatican is in...
Pope: Murder in God’s Name ‘Satanic’
Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced killing in God's name as "satanic" as he held a mass to honor Jacques Hamel, the French priest whose throat...
Jewish Leaders Welcome New Vatican Document on Jewish-Catholic Relations
Jewish leaders celebrated a new Vatican document discussing Catholic-Jewish relations, in light of the 50th anniversary of the Holy See's adoption of the Nostra Aetate. Rabbi...
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...
Rome Chief Rabbi: Pope Wants to Meet Families of Slain Israeli Teens
Rome's Chief Rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni is working with the Vatican to arrange a meeting between the parents of the three slain Israeli teens, and...
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli Artist Yaacov Agam Explains Jewish Kinetic Rainbow Painting Presented to Pope Francis
When Pope Francis, and the hundred Vatican officials and international journalists who accompanied him to the Holy Land, boarded the specially outfit El Al Israel...
Vatican Affirms Pope Israel Plans Unchanged, Netanyahu Office May Intervene if Diplomats On Strike
The Vatican on Friday said that Pope Francis' upcoming planned trip to Israel is still scheduled, despite a strike by Israel's Foreign Ministry that could complicate...
