Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Francis to bestow knighthood on New York rabbi

With his papal knighthood, Rabbi Arthur Schneier of Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue will join other members of the Order of Saint Sylvester including the late entertainer Bob Hope and Oskar Schnidler.

April 22, 2015 12:25 pm

Pope treats Argentine delegation to kosher Roman specialties

Pope Francis treated a Jewish delegation from his native Argentina to a private lunch catered by one of Rome’s top kosher restaurants.

January 16, 2014 4:20 pm

Pope to greet Argentine Jewish leaders in Rome

Pope Francis will meet in Rome with an Argentine Jewish delegation.

January 15, 2014 10:09 am

Catholic-Jewish meeting in Spain aims to combat intolerance

October 13, 2013 5:30 am

Sukkot in the Vatican: Rabbi spent the holidays with Pope Francis

By Daniel Treiman October 1, 2013 6:02 pm

New pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, has Jewish connections

By Ruth Ellen Gruber March 13, 2013 7:41 pm

Dershowitz says reported contender for papacy is an anti-Semite

By Marcy Oster February 17, 2013 2:31 pm

Benedict’s papacy: a period of close Jewish relations with occasional bumps

By Ruth Ellen Gruber February 11, 2013 10:00 pm

Pope Benedict stepping down, praised by Israeli chief rabbi for outreach

By Ruth Ellen Gruber February 11, 2013 12:44 pm