Pope Pius XII
Pope Francis: ‘Inside every Christian is a Jew’
By Josephine McKenna — June 13, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "Every day, I pray with the Psalms of David," Pope Francis said. "My prayer is Jewish, then I have the Eucharist, which is Christian."
COMMENTARY: It’s time to open the wartime pope’s records
By A. James Rudin — February 27, 2014
(RNS) According to a British newspaper, Pope Francis wants to release the Pius XII papers for study before determining whether to consider his controversial predecessor for sainthood. It's time he did.
Pope Francis sneaks out of the Vatican? Maybe not, but he wouldn’t be the first
By David Gibson — December 3, 2013
(RNS) Escaping the “gilded cage” of the papal apartments has been a dream of many popes who fear losing touch with ordinary life. Here are five examples, mostly true, of other Catholic churchmen who have gone off the grid.
Pope Francis: Christianity is incompatible with anti-Semitism
By Alessandro Speciale — June 24, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) After years of simmering tensions with Pope Benedict XVI, Jewish groups say they have a partner in Pope Francis following their first official meeting on Monday.
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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