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Pope Leo XIV addresses the world following his election. (Getty Images)
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Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire: ‘The cries of parents rise to heaven’

by Grace Gilson May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

(JTA) — Pope Leo XIV renewed his calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, decrying suffering there and evoking the image of parents in Gaza who “clutch the lifeless bodies of […]

Like many American Jews, Pope Leo XIV is a big fan of baseball. The outfield video board displays a congratulatory message for him at the Chicago White Sox's Rate Field on May 9, 2025. (Abigail Dean/Getty Images)
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Will Pope Leo XIV be good for the Jews?

by Ethan Schwartz May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
Pope Leo XIV addresses the world following his election. (Getty Images)
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Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
Pope Francis on a visit to South Korea in 2014. (Korean Culture and Information Service/Jeon Han via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Will the next pope be good for the Jews?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
Pope Francis listens to Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni while sitting during his visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome, Italy, Jan. 17, 2016. (Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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How Pope Francis advanced Catholic relationship with Jews

by Andrew Silow-Carroll April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

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