Jewish groups ask Pope Francis to clarify Israel ‘terrorism’ comments
“Hamas’ butchering and kidnapping of civilians is terrorism. Israel’s self-defense is not,” the American Jewish Committee wrote in response
“Hamas’ butchering and kidnapping of civilians is terrorism. Israel’s self-defense is not,” the American Jewish Committee wrote in response
Letter asks church to distinguish between Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks and civilian casualties from Israel's war in Gaza
Marco Bellocchio’s 'Kidnapped' is a sumptuous, scary retelling of the Mortara Affair
The pontiff said he believed in Jewish and Christian co-existence — but it took quite a while for him to get there
Evgeny Afineevsky celebrated his 48th birthday with a very special person: Pope Francis, the most significant figure in the Catholic world. Afineevsky had just finished filming “Francesco,” a documentary on the pontiff’s teachings. Ahead of its premiere at the Rome Film Festival, Afineevsky brought some friends to a private meeting with the pope, who greeted…
Roughly 3,500 years into the great experiment known as Judaism, and things are going better than we could have possibly imagined and more painfully than we might have hoped. We’re rocking a rich global culture, an independent Jewish state, and nifty inventions like Google and braided egg bread. We Jews also continue to experience vile…
(JTA) — Pope Francis lamented anti-Semitic attacks and spread a message to ban the anti-Semitism during an audience with Jewish emissaries. The Pope on Monday received for first time delegates of the World Congress of Mountain Jews at the Vatican. Two weeks after the attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers Francis said in…
Following a meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the protection of Jewish cemeteries in Europe and combating child sex abuse, a delegation of Hasidic Jews broke out in song and dance. Rabbis locked arms, men played guitars and the Pope seemed to bob up and down slightly. A video of the scene went viral. Then…
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