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February 28, 2019

Pope Francis encourages joint community service by rabbis, parish priests

Pope Francis greets guests during an audience at the Vatican Feb. 28, 2019. The audience was with participants marking the 50th anniversary of the death of German Cardinal Agostino Bea, whom the pope called "a model and source of inspiration for ecumenical and intereligous dialogue."
VATICAN – The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
May 16, 2018

Movie night spotlights growing relationship between Christians and Jews

Members of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops-Canadian Rabbinic Caucus Bilateral Dialogue put on a screening of the 2000 Czech film ‘Divided We Fall’ at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto.

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government would formally apologize for sending refugee Jews back to Nazi death camps during the Second World War, Canadian bishops, rabbis and their supporters were down the street watching a movie.

Published in Canada
December 6, 2017

Pope concerned by U.S. move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital

.S. President Donald Trump places a note in the Western Wall in Jerusalem May 22. Following reports that Trump planned to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Pope Francis expressed his concern that such a move would further destabilize the Middle East.

VATICAN – Following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Pope Francis expressed his concern that such a move would further destabilize the Middle East.

Published in International
January 14, 2015

German Catholics criticize anti-Islam marches, but urge understanding

Auxiliary Bishop Matthias Heinrich of Berlin makes remarks during a Jan. 13 vigil in front of the Brandenburg Gate. The vigil was organized by Muslim groups for the victims of the Jan. 7 shootings by gunmen at the Paris offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo

OXFORD, England - German Church leaders have criticized an anti-Islamic movement that staged mass demonstrations in Dresden and other cities, but they also urged a better understanding of public fears.

Published in International
December 4, 2014

Rediscover our roots

Rediscover our roots

Pope Francis issued a wake-up call in a frank address (or was it a scolding?) he delivered Nov. 25 to the European Parliament. Good for him. But let’s not be smug about it. His knuckle-rap that a “self-absorbed” Europe needs to recover its soul applies with equal weight to North America.

Published in Editorial