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Pope Warns Against Prejudice During Meeting With U.S. Jewish Leaders
Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed the Church’s rejection of antisemitism and urged dialogue as a study found 20 Jews were murdered in four attacks in 2025.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV met with a delegation from the American Jewish Committee at the Vatican, emphasizing the shared spiritual heritage between Jews and Catholics that compels both faiths to defend human dignity and promote justice.
- Marking the 60th anniversary of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate, Pope Leo reaffirmed that the Catholic Church "does not tolerate anti-Semitism and fights against it, on the basis of the Gospel itself."
- Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC's director of interreligious affairs, stated the delegation was "deeply moved" by the papal audience while Pope Leo continues recovering from his October 13 surgery for lung cancer.
- The European Jewish Association welcomed the Pope's reaffirmation on Thursday, urging "concrete steps" to translate commitment into education, local partnerships with Jewish communities, and shared defense of religious freedom.
- Amid a world "wounded by violence and mistrust," Pope Leo stressed that fraternity is especially urgent; a 2025 study by Tel Aviv University identified 20 Jewish victims of antisemitic attacks, the highest figure in over three decades.
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