Catholic Jewish relations

Long wait for Vatican douments on Pius

It could be five years before the Vatican’s secret archives dealing with Pope Pius XII’s reign are fully catalogued and opened to scholars, a Vatican offical said.

Pope seeks to mend ties in synagogue visit

While sparring between the Jewish community and the Vatican over beatification of the Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII cast a shadow over Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Rome’s main synagogue, the visit was marked by an effort to mend ties and reaffirm the Vatican’s commitment to Christian-Jewish dialogue.

After Pius move, Pope Benedict practices delicate Jewish dance

Will Pope Benedict’s visit to a Rome synagogue in mid-January heal the hurt in Catholic-Jewish relations sparked by his decision to move Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII a step closer to sainthood?

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