Posts Tagged: Pope Benedict XVI
Israeli Schools to Prep Kids on Papal Visit, Highlight Positive Catholic-Jewish Connections
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - In a first, Israel's Ministry of Education has prepared a packet of teaching materials for schools in the run-up to the...
Israel’s Authentic Diversity
This past month saw an elegant Miss Israel, Yityish 'Titi' Aynaw (the first Ethiopian Israeli to hold the title) in photo ops with President...
Religious Sexual Repression and the Responsibilities of the New Pope
Whoever the new Pope will be, he will have the chance to address the 900 pound gorilla staring down the Catholic Church, namely the constant...
Latin American Priests Tour Israel to Deepen Jewish-Christian Ties
A delegation of young priests from several Latin American countries are in the midst of a week-long Jewish-Christian educational mission in Israel organized...
Will The Catholic Church Return to its Anti-Semitic History?
The Catholic Church has a long and disturbing history of tolerating priests, bishops and even cardinals who preach classic anti-Semitism. Cardinal Joseph Glemp, the Polish...
Netanyahu Thanks Pope Benedict for Boosting Jewish-Christian Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Pope Benedict XVI for his boosting Jewish-Christian ties during his tenure as pontiff. "I want to thank you...
Honduran Pope Frontrunner Said Jews Control Media, Persecute Church
Jewish Daily Forward- In a letter to the editor of the Miami Herald, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said that one of the leading...
Benedict XVI Haunted by Nazi Past
Since the sudden resignation announcement of Pope Benedict XVI on Monday due to health and age concerns, the retiring German Pope's Nazi-era childhood...
Jewish Leaders Praise Pope Benedict Following Retirement Announcement
Pope Benedict XVI's announcement Monday that he is planning to retire on February 28th, the first time a sitting pope will have stepped aside since...
Pope Benedict Announces Retirement
NY Times - Pope Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who took office in 2005 following the death of his predecessor, said...
Pope Prays for Israeli-Arab Peace, Safety of Mideast Christians on Christmas Eve
While leading the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Monday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of his wish for the end...
Amid Chilly Peace Prospects, Pope Tells Abbas He Hopes for Renewed International Efforts
Pope Benedict XVI, in a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, told Abbas that he hopes the recent Palestinian UN status upgrade would help...
Catholic Group Expels Holocaust Denier
A Catholic group has expelled Bishop Richard Williamson, a known anti-Semite and Holocaust denier who sparked an international crisis in Jewish-Catholic relations in 2009, the Religious...
