Pope Gets Off to Quick Start with Jewish Community
Pope Francis met this week with representatives of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, or IJCIC. Â This meeting, so early in his papacy, is seen as a positive sign for Jewish-Vatican relations. Â It is perhaps not surprising, though, as Pope Francis has a strong track record of good relations with the Jewish community in […]
A Different Kind of Protection
The walls of the Old City of Jerusalem are playing host to a different kind of guard: not an army with weapons of war, but a group of devout believers armed with scripture and prayer. Â Former Dutch documentary filmmaker Bart Repko leads Christians — some 3,500 last year — and others around the walls, proclaiming […]