The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/john-paul-ii/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png John Paul II | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/john-paul-ii/ 32 32 For Rome’s Jews, ties with ailing pope are personal. And increasingly complicated https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-romes-jews-ties-with-ailing-pope-are-personal-and-increasingly-complicated/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:52:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3492490 With 2,000 years of history between the Jewish community and the Catholic Church, relations have been positive in recent decades. But October 7 has stirred up age-old apprehensions

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]]> Despite some missteps, Benedict XVI was a committed friend to the Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-some-missteps-benedict-xvi-was-a-committed-friend-to-the-jews/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 07:53:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2918256 The German traditionalist pope, buried Thursday, is often remembered as icy and aloof, but those who knew him say Ratzinger was a warm man who moved Catholic-Jewish ties forward

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]]> Vatican faces questions over sexual abuse of adults in wake of McCarrick report https://www.timesofisrael.com/vatican-faces-questions-over-sexual-abuse-of-adults-in-wake-of-mccarrick-report/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:07:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2428623 Holy See will have to confront questions of power in relationships between senior and junior members of the clergy, as well as culture of silence and coverups

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]]> Pope quips, ‘I am the devil,’ next to John Paul II https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-quips-i-am-the-devil-next-to-john-paul-ii/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 05:23:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1929667 Pontiff acknowledges his detractors over church's sex abuse scandals and his views on Communion for divorced and remarried couples

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]]> Pope changes death penalty teaching, says it is now ‘inadmissible’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-changes-death-penalty-teaching-now-inadmissible/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:07:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1901119 Head of Catholic Church praised by Amnesty International for supporting the anti-death penalty movement

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]]> Poland’s chief rabbi hails Pope’s upcoming Auschwitz visit https://www.timesofisrael.com/polands-chief-rabbi-hails-popes-upcoming-auschwitz-visit/ Sat, 16 Jul 2016 07:12:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1428072 Michael Schudrich says Francis's trip to Nazi camp, during which he will meet Holocaust survivors, is 'example for humanity'

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]]> John Paul II Superstar: Poland plans papal musical https://www.timesofisrael.com/john-paul-ii-superstar-poland-plans-papal-musical/ Sun, 01 May 2016 01:02:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1384418 'Karol,' a tale of the pontiff's life, set to premiere in February 2017 with a cast of nearly 100

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]]> Pope John Paul II had intense friendship with married woman https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-john-paul-ii-had-intense-friendship-with-married-woman/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:48:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1340347 While it doesn't claim pontiff broke vow of celibacy, documentary points to strong feelings between him and Polish-born philosopher

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]]> In historic meet, Pope and Patriarch call to defend Mideast Christians https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-historic-meet-pope-and-patriarch-call-to-defend-mideast-christians/ Sat, 13 Feb 2016 07:02:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1339251 Francis embraces Russian Orthodox Church's Kirill in a momentous step toward closing a nearly 1,000-year schism in Christianity

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]]> Chief rabbi of Rome of 51 years dies at 99 https://www.timesofisrael.com/chief-rabbi-of-rome-of-51-years-dies-at-99/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:54:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1169948 Elio Toaff hosted historic synagogue visit of pope John Paul II in 1986; Italian PM hails him as 'a giant'

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]]> Graves vandalized in Polish town where Nazis tortured Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/graves-vandalized-in-polish-town-where-nazis-tortured-jews/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:49:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1163944 Dozens of headstones destroyed in Olkusz, scene of 'Bloody Wednesday' murder and beatings in 1940

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]]> John Paul II gunman lays flowers at Vatican tomb https://www.timesofisrael.com/john-paul-ii-gunman-lays-flowers-at-vatican-tomb/ Sun, 28 Dec 2014 03:51:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1112421 Pope had declared his forgiveness for Mehmet Ali Agca and worked to secure his release

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]]> Were Pope’s evolution remarks a break from Catholic teaching? https://www.timesofisrael.com/were-popes-evolution-remarks-a-break-from-catholic-teaching/ Wed, 29 Oct 2014 01:46:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1083407 Media coverage presented Francis's speech as a move in a new direction, but it reflects long-standing Church ideas

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]]> Vatican downplays IS threat ahead of pope’s Albania trip https://www.timesofisrael.com/vatican-downplays-is-threat-ahead-of-popes-albania-trip/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:41:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1065185 Iraq's ambassador to the Holy See claims jihadists want to kill Francis, but admits not aware of specific plot

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]]> Pope Paul VI, first pontiff to visit Israel, to be beatified https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-paul-vi-first-pontiff-to-visit-israel-to-be-beatified/ Sun, 11 May 2014 16:07:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=977370 Catholic leader came to the Holy Land in 1964, before the Vatican recognized the Jewish state

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