The President of the Conference of European Rabbis says the Jewish rabbinic leadership has several common causes with the Catholic Church and improved relations will help improve collaboration on those issues. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Jews’
Refugee camps like concentration camps says Pope
Monday, May 1st, 2017
Despite sharp criticism for comparing refugee camps to concentration camps, Pope Francis is standing by his point of view. He has made the statement twice during the past fortnight: once on Saturday on during his in-flight press conference when he left Egypt. He was first reported saying on 22 April when he was meeting with Read more
Anti-Semitism on rise in New Zealand
Thursday, April 6th, 2017Anti-Semitism is increasing in New Zealand and those responsible need to better understand the implications of their actions, a Jewish leader says. New Zealand Jewish Council president Stephen Goodman said hate speech towards Jews was particularly prevalent on social media. “A lot of anti-Semitism comes out of ignorance and thinking this is a fashionable thing to do,” Read more
Christians called to convert Muslims not Jews: Cardinal
Friday, May 27th, 2016
Christians have a mission to convert all Muslims, according to one of Pope Francis’s senior aides. Cardinal Kurt Koch, who leads ecumenical relations for the Vatican, made the comments at an interfaith meeting in the United Kingdom, the Catholic Herald reported. Cardinal Koch also said that Christians should not try and convert Jews and should Read more
Irish priest who saved Jews in WWII honoured
Friday, May 13th, 2016
An Irish priest who saved thousands of Jews and Allied soldiers during World War II has been honoured at the Vatican. Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty disguised himself from Nazi secret police and set up safe houses in Rome between 1943 and 1944. One of the safe houses was right next to the secret police’s main headquarters Read more
Vatican states Church doesn’t formally try to convert Jews
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
A new Vatican document has affirmed that the Catholic Church does not support any institutional mission to convert Jews. Marking 50 years of Catholic-Jewish dialogue since Vatican II, the Pontifical Council for Religious Relations with Jews has published “The Gifts and Calling of God are Irrevocable”. The document states that Catholics are called to witness Read more
Bishops ask Rome to change Latin liturgy prayer for Jews
Friday, November 27th, 2015
The bishops of England and Wales have appealed to Rome to change the Good Friday prayer for Jews as it is said in the extraordinary form liturgy. The prayer reads: “Let us also pray for the Jews: that our God and Lord may illuminate their hearts, that they acknowledge Jesus Christ is the Saviour of Read more
Eucharistic Convention in Auckland featured Jewish themes
Friday, April 17th, 2015The 22nd Eucharistic Convention held in Auckland has featured strong Jewish themes. Guest speakers included Jewish born American Roy Schoeman whose parents survived the Holocaust. Initially, Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher was to speak this year, but due to an unforeseen event she couldn’t’ make it. Auckland residents Bob and Freda Narev accepted the invitation to Read more
Film about Pius XII panned by Catholic and Jewish media
Friday, March 6th, 2015
An Italian film that attempts to defend Pope Pius XII over his wartime role has been criticised by Catholic and Jewish media. “Shades of Truth” is the account of a fictional present-day American journalist and critic of Pius who changes his mind after carrying out research. Some Jews have accused Pope Pius of failing to Read more
Former Anglican Bishop John Gray stripped of title
Friday, February 27th, 2015An Anglican bishop in New Zealand who offended Jews and Muslims last month has lost his episcopal title. Former Bishop John Gray shocked visiting Jews in Christchurch last month when he told them the Holocaust “should have taught you a lesson”. Gray, who was head of the Maori Anglican diocese in the South Island, also Read more