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Sanders at Vatican says rich-poor gap worse than 100 years ago
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, addressing a Vatican conference on social justice on Friday, decried the \”immoral\” gap between the world\’s rich and poor that he said was worse than a century ago.
Sanders to attend Vatican conference on social, environmental issues
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accepted an invitation to visit the Vatican for a conference on social, economic and environmental issues, his campaign said.
Pope expected to visit Auschwitz during trip to Poland in July
Pope Francis is expected to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during his visit to Poland in July, the Vatican said.
Vatican: Catholic Church must not try to convert Jews
The Vatican says the Catholic Church must not try to convert Jews to Christianity.
Pope Francis to visit Rome synagogue for first time
Pope Francis will make his first pontifical visit to Rome\’s Great Synagogue next year, the Vatican and the city\’s Jewish community said in statements on Tuesday.
Vatican signs first treaty with ‘State of Palestine’, Israel angered
The Vatican signed its first treaty with the \”State of Palestine\” on Friday, calling for \”courageous decisions\” to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and backing a two-state solution.
Will Vatican’s Palestine reference impact Jewish-Catholic ties?
When considering the Vatican’s creep toward recognition of Palestinian statehood, think “Israel-Vatican” and not “Jewish-Catholic,” say Jewish officials involved in dialogue with the church.
Vatican, FIFA, EU put Israel in center of diplomatic storm
The Palestinian decision to internationalize their conflict with Israel seems to be paying off as Israel is coming under diplomatic pressure on several fronts at the same time.
Vatican move on Palestine adds fuel to European debate
The Vatican\’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine in a treaty for the first time has drawn a stern response from Israel, but it may usher in a freer debate in Europe about how to proceed on the vexed Palestinian question.