Rabbi Eliezer Weisz sent a sharply worded letter to Pope Leo XIV urging the Vatican to explicitly condemn the use of churches and other places of worship for military purposes during armed conflicts.
Would his critique have been as forceful, as immediate, if the conflict in question did not involve Israel?
On Iran, Pope Leo tragically follows the silence of Pius XII on the Nazis and the Holocaust.
'Absolutely unacceptable' for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, IRGC killed at least 42,000 protesters since February, US President Donald Trump says.
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz urges Pope Leo XIV to reject moral equivalence between terror and self-defense
US President Donald Trump launchs sharp attack on Pope Leo, accusing him of being weak on crime and foreign policy.
"At this time, the State of Israel is not engaged in a war of choice. It is confronting an existential threat. The sweeping condemnation you made of 'those who wage war,' without distinction between aggressor and defender, risks creating a profound moral confusion."
Israel's President Isaac Herzog, Pope Leo XIV, exchange holiday greetings, discuss Iran threat and situation in Lebanon.
Pope Leo suggested recently that Christian political leaders who start wars should "go to confession". NYC Councilman James Gennaro responds.
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican to discuss Holocaust remembrance, rising antisemitism, and potential cooperation between the Church and Yad Vashem on education and documentation.
During his Christmas sermon at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV cites Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai’s poem, the only non-biblical source in his address.
President Isaac Herzog spoke with Pope Leo XIV ahead of Christmas, discussing rising global antisemitism, Israel’s ties with the Holy See, and hopes for peace in the coming year.
NYC Council Member Jim Gennaro rebuts Pope Leo’s two-state call, says Palestinian Arabs reject peace and urges recognition of Israel as the true path to coexistence.
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics concerned about the West to be “less afraid” of Islam. How did that work out in Lebanon? Beirut, once known as the Paris of the Middle East, is a terrorist stronghold - and today, Paris is the Beirut of Europe. Opinion.
While en route to his first visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV stresses that establishing a Palestinian state is essential to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, praises Turkey.
Hezbollah terrorist organization urges Pope Leo XIV to reject Israeli "aggression" ahead of his Beirut visit, insisting it has respected the ceasefire despite its attempts to rearm.
This week, another Christian school was attacked, 300 children kidnapped. The reaction of the media and the world is indifference, while Pope Leo is in denial. Opinion.
A Vatican guard allegedly spat toward two Jewish women during an interfaith event, prompting an official investigation and condemnation from Church officials.
Pope Leo XIV meets PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas for the first time, urging aid for Gaza and a two-state solution. The meeting marks 10 years since a Vatican-PA agreement.
World Jewish Congress welcomes the remarks of Pope Leo XIV, who on Wednesday unequivocally condemned antisemitism during his General Audience at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV calls the conditions for Palestinian Arabs in Gaza "unacceptable" and voices solidarity with civilians, renewing his appeal for a ceasefire and a diplomatic solution.
During a meeting at the Vatican, Israeli President Herzog urged Pope Leo XIV and global faith leaders to demand Hamas release hostages as a step toward regional peace.
Pope Leo XIV condemns the "barbarity" in Gaza and urges an end to "indiscriminate use of force" following a deadly strike on a Catholic church.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with Pope Leo XIV following the Gaza church incident, expressing sorrow as the Pope urged renewed peace talks and protection of holy sites.
Wearing a sticker on his suit marking 590 days of hostages in captivity, President Herzog attends Pope Leo XIV inauguration at the Vatican
In his first public address, Pope Leo XIV expresses deep pain over the violence in Gaza, urging an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages.
PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas welcomes Pope Leo XIV, urging him to uphold the legacy of Pope Francis, whom he praises for his support of Palestinian rights.
Selection of the Chicago-born Prevost welcomed by the European Jewish Congress and President Trump.
