Articles tagged with "Pope Benedict"

Pope Offers Support of a 2-State Solution

Submitted by: josiah, May 14th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums

Pope Benedict XVI joined the nations of the world in calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state during a speech in Bethlehem on Wednesday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the Pope to Bethlehem on day three of his five-day visit to Israel...



Vatican to Stop Missioning to Jewish People

Submitted by: Ahava, May 12th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums

In his welcoming address Tuesday to Pope Benedict XVI at Jerusalem's Heichal Shlomo, adjacent to the capital's Great Synagogue, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger said that the pontiff had agreed that the Catholic Church would cease all missionary activity among Jews, and thanked him for the gesture... 10 comments



Should the Pope Remove his Cross at the Western Wall?

Submitted by: josiah, March 27th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums

n light of Pope Benedict’s announcement that he is planning on visiting Israel in May, yesterday we posted a question on TMC’s Twitter profile: Should Pope Benedict be forced to remove his cross when visiting the Western Wall in Israel? What do you think? 4 comments



Pope to Visit Israel, Yad Vashem

Submitted by: MissEmma88, March 11th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums

Pope Benedict XVI, who confirmed on Sunday that he was coming to Israel in May, will definitely visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, The Jerusalem Post was told on Monday. But he will not tour that part of the museum where a photograph of his predecessor Pius XII is displayed with a caption saying the wartime pope did not act to save Jews from the Holocaust.