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Pope Francis encourages joint community service by rabbis, parish priests

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:27:10 -0500

VATICAN – The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis said.

Deadly attack on synagogue an inhumane act of violence, Pope says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 01:19:46 -0400

VATICAN – Pope Francis prayed for those affected by a deadly attack inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, calling it an act of inhumane violence.

Don't let anti-Semitism, hatred resurge, Pope says in Lithuania

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:35:13 -0400

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Outside the former KGB headquarters in Vilnius, Pope Francis ended a day of paying homage to victims of communist, Nazi totalitarianism and of warning Lithuanians to be attentive to any signs of anti-Semitism or hatred.

Deacon class includes son of Holocaust survivors

mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 17 May 2018 15:10:08 -0400

For Mark Neugebauer, his journey to the permanent diaconate is something he says he just “fell into.” A look at his story would beg to differ.

Iceland's Catholic leaders condemn circumcision law as anti-Semitic

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:10:07 -0400

The Catholic Church in Iceland is speaking out against a popular proposed law that could land Jewish and Muslim parents in prison for up to six years for circumcising their infant boys.

Youth celebrate religious diversity with their faith stories

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:09:36 -0500

Monica Marcelli-Chu had to go halfway around the world to figure out her life path, and it led her right back home.

Arab parliament member denies Jewish claim to Temple Mount, sparking Israeli outrage

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400

JERUSALEM - An Arab-Israeli parliament member drew harsh criticism from Jewish Israelis July 27 when he claimed that Jews have no religious ties to the Temple Mount, considered the holiest site in Judaism.

Via Dolorosa pilgrims not troubled over exact route

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:30:00 -0400

JERUSALEM - Several pilgrim groups gathered in a sunny courtyard in Jerusalem��Ƶapp Old City. They were preparing to follow a tradition reaching back at least to the fifth century: walking along the Via Dolorosa, through the cobbled streets of Jerusalem��Ƶapp Old City.