US EditionAt Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass and beyond, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations
- Pope Leo XIV's inauguration Mass on May 18, 2025 at the Vatican included Jewish leaders given prominent seats, signaling renewed Catholic-Jewish engagement.
- This event follows decades of Jewish-Catholic tension, notably worsened by Pope Francis's public comments on Israel's Gaza war and his call for a genocide investigation.
- Since the 1965 Nostra Aetate declaration, which repudiated Jewish guilt for Christ's death and condemned antisemitism, relations have generally improved, including Pope Francis’s 2016 synagogue visit.
- Rabbi Noam Marans commended Leo’s dedication to fostering respectful conversations, highlighting that engaging with Jewish communities is inseparable from addressing the nation where many Jewish individuals reside.
- The restored dialogue under Leo implies potential progress in Jewish-Catholic relations despite ongoing political tensions and rising antisemitism worldwide.
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Israel Resumes Its Good Relations with the Vatican After the Crisis with Francis
Israel considers that what happened in recent months with the Vatican “has been a passing episode” and has decided to resume its good relations with the Catholic Church with the arrival of Leo XIV. The new pontiff, as Francis did, has not failed to express his deep concern about the war in Gaza, and the death of tens of thousands of innocent civilians. But he has also expressed his desire that Hamas should release the Israeli hostages already. T…
New Pope Calls for Continued ‘Precious Dialogue’ Between Jews and Catholics
Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane On Monday, Pope Leo XIV met with Jewish leaders and other representatives from the world’s religious traditions to nourish continued interfaith bridge-building. Echoing a letter he sent to the American Jewish Committee on May 8 pledging to strengthen Catholic-Jewish relations in the tradition of the c…
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other representatives saw that as a hopeful sign for an upswing of Catholic-Jewish relations under the first U.S.-born pontiff, after a strained relationship with his predecessor. With growing antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in various countries, as well as mounting international criticism of Israel’s conduct in its war with Ha…
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B’nai B’rith Part of Jewish Delegation at Meeting with Pope Leo XIV
B’nai B’rith International received prominent media coverage after Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels joined a delegation of Jewish leaders for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. The meeting, held shortly after the pope’s inauguration, underscored the significance of continued Catholic-Jewish dialogue amid rising global tensions. Pope Leo reaffirmed his commitment to interfaith understanding, calling theo…
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