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France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem
- Nov 8, 2019
French authorities reopened one of Jerusalem’s most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade, despite a dispute over access to the archaeological-cum-holy site in the city’s volatile eastern half.

By Ilan Ben Zion
Garden honors woman whose family saved Jews in World War II
- Sep 27, 2019
A woman whose family sheltered Jews during the Holocaust in the Netherlands has been honored at a parish in New Hampshire.

By Michael Casey
Only half of US Catholics get Church teaching on Communion, study finds
- Jul 23, 2019
Only about half of American Catholics can correctly identify Church teaching on communion, according to a new Pew study.

By Elise Harris

Polish Church condemns beating of Jewish effigy in Poland
- Apr 22, 2019
The Catholic Church in Poland poured scorn Monday on an anti-Semitic ritual enacted over the Easter holiday that involved an effigy of Judas represented by a stereotypical Jew being hanged, burned and beaten.

By Associated Press
Jewish group outraged at beating of Jewish effigy in Poland
- Apr 22, 2019
The World Jewish Congress has expressed its “disgust and outrage” following reports that an effigy made to look like a stereotypical Jew was hanged and burned in a Polish town as part of an Easter ritual.

By Associated Press
Vatican to open archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII
- Mar 4, 2019
Declaring that the Church “isn’t afraid of history,” Pope Francis said Monday he has decided to open up the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews of staying silent on the Holocaust.

By Frances D'Emilio

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