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Trump condemns Holocaust as ‘the most savage crime’

After a bumpy start, the Trump administration seems to have made its peace with the Jewish community during his visit to Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, where he denounced the extermination of six million Jews as “the most savage crime against God and his children.”

Vatican, Jewish museums explore menorah in art and dark legend

A two-part exhibition, one at the Vatican and the other at the Jewish Museum of Rome, is focused on a classic symbol of Judaism – the Menorah. The exhibition also shines a light on the history of the Jews in Rome, from the time of the pagan emperors until today.

Pope Francis busts a move with Jewish delegation from Poland

Vatican

May 8, 2017

Pope Francis on Monday met with a delegation of Jewish leaders from Poland, discussing serious matters such as the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and even child sexual abuse, but also lighthearted moments, including the pope … sort of … joining in a song and dance performed by the group.

Judgment day? Trump and religion at the 100-day mark
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- April 29, 2017
As the Trump administration approaches the 100-day mark white evangelical Christians, who still support the president, look back at the successes and failures of his first months in office. In a very short time Trump has acted on abortion, religious freedom and immigration earning both outcry and support from Christians.
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Pew Study: Worldwide religious freedom restrictions on the rise
- Global Church, Religion News Service
- April 12, 2017
Restrictions on religious freedom show no sign of slowing down. A Pew Research Center’s annual study found that though religious freedom restrictions were in a downward trend globally, 2015 showed an increase in religiously motivated violence especially in the Middle East and Europe.
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Rome’s chief rabbi weighs in on Catholic-Jewish rift
- Global Church
- March 20, 2017
Leading rabbis in Italy wrote an open letter criticizing Pope Francis’s “careless” use of terms that are derogatory toward the Jewish community. Crux spoke to the head rabbi in Rome to get his view on Vatican-Jewish relations, the different approaches toward Judaism by the last three popes, and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming movie on the kidnapping of a Jewish child by a former pope.
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