Catholic-Jewish relations
Antisemitism is a sin against God, Pope Francis says, as hate crimes surge
By Claire Giangravé — February 5, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a letter addressed to Jews in Israel, Pope Francis called for an end to the violence and war in the Holy Land.
Catholic-Jewish research backs reports Catholic convents sheltered 3,000-plus Roman Jews during WWII
By Nicole Winfield — September 8, 2023
ROME (AP) — Researchers from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust research institute and Rome’s Jewish community released the findings at an academic workshop Thursday.
How Pope Benedict XVI helped normalize relations between Catholics and Jews
By Eric J. Greenberg — December 31, 2022
(RNS) — Benedict did more than retrace John Paul's steps; in some ways, he walked even further.
Pope Francis puts Jews’ desperate wartime appeals to Pope Pius XII online
By Claire Giangravé — June 23, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The data, which will be available online for free, comprises more than 2,700 requests sent to the Vatican by Jews persecuted by the Nazi regime.
Pope Francis seeks to set misunderstanding with Jews aside during papal trip
By Claire Giangravé — September 13, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis met with Jewish communities in Hungary and Slovakia to promote fraternity and peace between the two religions.
Israel’s rabbinate asks Pope Francis to explain comments about Judaism
By Yonat Shimron — August 26, 2021
(RNS) — In a homily on Aug. 11, the pope said the Torah does not offer life, which only belief in Jesus can fulfill.
As Catholic-Jewish relations warm in Rome, they cool in Chicago
By Yonat Shimron — May 10, 2019
(RNS) — As Catholics in Rome reached out to Jews, Louis Farrakhan took the pulpit of a Catholic Church in Chicago.
Viral pontiff: Francis dances with Hasidic Jews at the Vatican
By Josephine McKenna — May 9, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Well, it was more swaying than dancing. Still, it's not something popes normally do, and the video became yet another internet hit for Francis.
The legacies of John Paul II and John XXIII
By Amanda Murphy — April 22, 2014
(RNS) Religion News Service asked experts, biographers and theologians to assess the two popes who will be canonized on Sunday.
Vatican II: The beginning of the end of Catholic anti-Semitism
By A. James Rudin — October 25, 2012
(RNS) In the 50 years since the Second Vatican Council, much has been accomplished in building a new relationship between Catholics and Jews. What Pope John XXIII began in 1962 represented the beginning of the end of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism within the Catholic Church. By A. James Rudin.
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