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His Holiness hosts delegation from World Jewish Congress leading to joint agreement and commitment to interfaith dialogue and the need for direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians for peace and in a symbolic act mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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His Holiness hosts delegation from World Jewish Congress leading to joint agreement and commitment to interfaith dialogue and the need for direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians for peace and in a symbolic act mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder expresses gratitude for His Holiness’s “extraordinary efforts to strengthening Catholic-Jewish relations, and for his dedication to seeing a true and lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians.”

 

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Pope: Jews and Christians can pave the way for peace
Pope addresses a delegation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), saying the shared religious heritage of Jews and Christians should be an incentive to act together for fraternity and peace in a broken world.

By Correspondent from Vatican News

Welcoming members of the Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) lead by its President Ronald S. Lauder, on Tuesday, Pope Francis said the common religious heritage of Jews and Christians should be seen as an “incentive to act together” for a more fraternal and peaceful world.

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His Holiness Pope Francis dedicates his Wednesday General Audience to his recent Apostolic Journey to Bahrain, as a visit for dialogue, encounter and journey towards fraternity and peace in a world afflicted by division and conflict.

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His Holiness Pope Francis dedicates his Wednesday General Audience to his recent Apostolic Journey to Bahrain, as a visit for dialogue, encounter and journey towards fraternity and peace in a world afflicted by division and conflict.

 

Pope Francis greets crowds at General Audience

Pope Francis greets crowds at General Audience  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)
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Pope at Audience: Bahrain, a journey of dialogue and peace
Pope Francis dedicates his Weekly Audience to dedicates his catechesis to his recent Apostolic Journey to Bahrain, calling it a visit of dialogue and fraternity in a world afflicted by division and conflict.

By Reporter at Vatican News

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His Holiness praises the interfaith ‘Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Co-existence’ in His closing speech highlighting the need for interfaith co-operation between all faiths and nations for universal fraternity, equality, human rights and peace.

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His Holiness praises the interfaith ‘Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Co-existence’ in His closing speech highlighting the need for interfaith co-operation between all faiths and nations for universal fraternity, equality, human rights and peace.

Photo from Vatican News: A View of the Meeting with the Muslim Council of Elders
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Cardinal Ayuso: world needs interreligious dialogue for peace

As the two-day “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence” wraps up with Pope Francis’ intervention on Friday, Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot highlights the importance of these interreligious events to foster human fraternity and peace in a war-torn world.

By Devin Watkins and Lisa Zengarini at Vatican News

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