How the Pope and my rabbi father changed my life and healed my heart
30 years ago, Rabbi A. James Rudin took his daughter Jen on a fateful trip to the Vatican
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Fast Forward 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
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World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder asked Pope Francis to continue to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages
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Film & TV This movie tells the true story of a 6-year-old Jewish boy — baptized, kidnapped and raised by the Pope
Marco Bellocchio’s 'Kidnapped' is a sumptuous, scary retelling of the Mortara Affair
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Fast Forward Newly discovered document lists more than 3,000 Jews the Catholic Church sheltered from Nazis
The discovery sheds new light on the Vatican’s actions during the Holocaust, but some historians have questions
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Opinion The Pope Benedict I knew: A keeper of his faith with a deep respect for Judaism
Benedict's tenure was marked by crises, but he was a personal friend to the Jews, writes the American Jewish Committee's international director of interreligious affairs
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Fast Forward Pope Benedict XVI, who went from Hitler Youth to advancing Catholic-Jewish relations, dies at 95
Benedict visited synagogues and condemned antisemitism. He also reintroduced liturgy praying for the conversion of Jews
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Books A new book explains Pope Pius XII’s silence during the Shoah — but does not excuse it
Using newly-opened Vatican archives, David Kertzer discovered the pope’s secret meetings with Nazis and refusal to confirm the mass murder of Jews to the Allies
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