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April 20, 2015

Rome rabbi credited with fostering Jewish-Catholic relations dies

St. John Paul II greets Rabbi Elio Toaff in 1986 at Romeís main synagogue. Rabbi Toaff, who served as Rome's chief rabbi from 1951 to 2000, died April 19 at age 99.

VATICAN CITY - Rome's retired chief rabbi, who played a key role in fostering closer ties between Jews and Catholics, died April 19 at the age of 99.

Published in Vatican