Rome Jewish leaders have invited Pope John Paul II to a 100th anniversary celebration for Rome’s main synagogue. Italy’s president, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, has said he’ll attend the May 23 ceremony, and Rome’s chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni, says he expects a reply from the Vatican by the end of March.
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