Articles on this issue "rabbi"
A high-level meeting of representatives of the Chief Rabbinate and of the Holy See concluded with a radical condemnation of terrorist violence and anti-Semitism. This conclusion is reflected …
read moreJohn Paul II's pontificate has opened a new era in relations between Catholics and Jews, the chief rabbi of Rome says. Born in 1949, married and father of three, and a radiologist at Rome's …
read moreRabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee suggested that a conference be held among the three religions of Abraham to solve the question of Jerusalem. At the international meeting on …
read moreJohn Paul II expressed his desire to bring Catholics and Jews ever closer, and called on believers of both communities to help build peace in the face of a threat of war. The Pope was …
read moreJohn Paul II will receive the chief rabbi of Rome in audience Thursday, just 24 hours before the Pope meets with Iraqi Deputy Vice Minister Tariq Aziz. Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni told the press …
read moreAn American rabbi congratulated the Catholic Church for its steps to come closer to the Jewish people, and lamented that there has not been a similar effort by the Jews. Rabbi Jack Bemporad, …
read moreRome celebrated the 37th anniversary of the publication of "Nostra Aetate," the Second Vatican Council's declaration that condemned anti-Semitism and opened a new era of Catholic-Jewish …
read moreA rabbi's documentary film on John Paul II's pilgrimage to Israel focuses on some of the critical points in Catholic-Jewish interreligious dialogue. Rabbi Ron Kronish's film "I Am Joseph, Your …
read moreThe Synagogue of Rome held a prayer of reparation for last week's desecration of tombs in the cemetery of Verano. The chief rabbi of Rome thanked the Pope for his support. The prayer was open …
read moreJohn Paul II sent a message of solidarity to the chief rabbi of Rome condemning the desecration of Jewish tombs in a local cemetery. More than 50 tombs, along with five mausoleums, were …
read moreRabbi Michael Melchior, Israeli Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of the Meimad religious party, met John Paul II today to ask the Vaticans support for Mideast peace efforts. Rabbi …
read moreThe "ways to peace" in the Holy Land should lead to "the constitution of a Palestinian state" and to promoting face-to-face meetings and collaboration, Rabbi Elio Toaff says. The former chief …
read moreFather Athanase Seromba, accused in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, appeared voluntarily before the U.N. International Court here Friday and declared himself innocent. Father Seromba, who gave …
read moreHow does a rabbi gauge the ideas of Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer? At a congress held last week in Rome on the centenary of Blessed Escrivás birth, the participants found out. …
read moreA new provisional government took office last week in Burundi, ending an eight-year civil war between Hutus and Tutsis that left 250,000 dead. The executive branch is headed by President …
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