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November 15, 2023

Quebec bishops condemn targeting of Jewish institutions

A Montreal synagogue was firebombed Nov. 7, and a school has been shot up several times since the Israel-Hamas war began.

In a week that saw Montreal Jewish institutions targeted in multiple acts of violent intimidation, Quebec bishops have issued a message of solidarity with the Jewish community.

Published in Canada
February 28, 2017

U.S. bishops denounce rise in anti-Semitic attacks

Local and national media report on more than 170 toppled Jewish headstones Feb. 21 after a vandalism attack on Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, Mo. The incident at the cemetery near St. Louis was repeated in suburban Philadelphia Feb. 26 when gravestones were destroyed at a Jewish cemetery there.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops are responding with solidarity and concern for the Jewish community, following a surge in anti-Semitic actions in recent weeks.

Published in International
November 17, 2015

Accepting invite from Rome's Jewish community, Pope to visit synagogue

Accepting invite from Rome's Jewish community, Pope to visit synagogue

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will visit Rome's synagogue and meet with the city's Jewish community Jan. 17, the Vatican announced.
Invited by Rome's Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, Pope Francis will be the third pope to visit the synagogue; St. John Paul II made his landmark visit in 1986 and Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2010.

Published in Vatican