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Pope Francis: a legacy of Jewish outreach and Israel dialogue

Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade, died today at the age...

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan meets Pope Francis in the Vatican

On Thursday, Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan has had a rare private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis in...

WJC applauds Vatican’s opening of World War II archives

As the Vatican prepares to unseal millions of pages representing the WWII archives of Pope Pius XII tomorrow, the World Jewish Congress celebrates a step forward in the transparency of that era’s history.

Getting to the truth about the Vatican and the Holocaust

Jonathan S. Tobin: The unsealing of Pope Pius XII’s archives for historians to study should lead to more understanding between Jews and Catholics, not recriminations.

WJC and Lithuanian Jewish community mark 75 years since liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto: “We must continue to strengthen Jewish life in Lithuania”

WJC President Lauder praises Pope’s participation in commemoration: ‘Pope Francis is a true friend of the Jewish people’

WJC leaders meet with the Pope

Pope Francis has welcomed more than 100 leaders of the World Jewish Congress to the Vatican and issued a strong condemnation of antisemitism.

Shana Tova from the Pope

Pope Francis has wished Jews around the world a sweet and peaceful year 5774, called for increased dialogue among the world’s religious communities and opposed fundamentalism in any faith.