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The Francis I knew: a warrior against antisemitism, a sometimes impolitic critic of Israel

The interreligious affairs director at American Jewish Committee remembers a Catholic-Jewish “lovefest,” despite some harsh words from the pope on Israel’s war in Gaza.

Pope Francis, who advanced church’s relationships with Jews, dies at 88

“Dialogue and friendship with the children of Israel are part of the life of Jesus’ disciples,” Francis wrote in 2018.

In 1st, pope hosts Yad Vashem director at Vatican — but didn’t discuss Catholic Church’s Holocaust controversies

None of the Holocaust-related controversies straining Jewish-Catholic relations came up during the 30-minute meeting by Francis and Dani Dayan.

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Moved by her story, Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck at home in Rome

Pope Francis, seen at a Holy Mass in Vatican City in June 2019. (Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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Pope Francis condemns ‘barbaric resurgence’ of anti-Semitism

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Pope Francis in unscripted remarks denounces rise of anti-Semitism

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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate signs interfaith document at Vatican denouncing euthanasia

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Pope Francis meets representatives of Hispanic Jewry organizations at Vatican

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Israel’s president meets the pope and boasts of freedom of worship in his country

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‘A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite,’ Pope Francis tells Jewish delegation at Vatican

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