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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI, circa 1963 (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
May 21, 2018, 9:42 pm
Vatican announces sainthood for Pope Paul VI in October
First pontiff to visit Israel and begin dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Jewish world to be canonized
By JTA
Pope Paul VI, circa 1963 (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
October 19, 2014, 10:05 pm
First pontiff to visit Israel beatified by Church
Pope Paul VI, known for opening dialogue with Jewish world, moves one step closer to sainthood
By JTA and ToI Staff
Rabbi Abraham Skorka (left) and other rabbis with Pope Francis at the Vatican in January (photo credit: Ilan Dabush/AP)
May 21, 2014, 4:16 pm
Pope’s rabbi friend hails significance of wreath-laying at Herzl’s grave
Abraham Skorka says pontiff understands importance of Israel to the Jews, but stresses Francis will maintain ‘total balance’ on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Raphael Ahren
Pope Francis greets the crowd after the Easter mass on April 20, 2014 at St Peter's square in Vatican. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE)
May 15, 2014, 3:58 pm
Rabbi, Muslim join pope’s delegation in Holy Land
Upcoming trip to Israel and the West Bank will mark the first official papal delegation to include members of other faiths
By AP
Pope Paul VI, circa 1963 (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
May 11, 2014, 7:07 pm
Pope Paul VI, first pontiff to visit Israel, to be beatified
Catholic leader came to the Holy Land in 1964, before the Vatican recognized the Jewish state
By JTA
Pope Francis waves as he leaves Rome's Jesus' Church to celebrate a mass with the Jesuits, on the occasion of the order's titular feast on Friday, January 3, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Riccardo De Luca)
January 8, 2014, 8:02 pm
Papal visit to include ‘political dimension’
Latin patriarch in Jerusalem says Francis I’s trip to Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories will be a ‘cry for peace’
By ToI Staff and AP
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Gregorio Borgia)
January 5, 2014, 3:58 pm
Pope Francis confirms May visit to Israel, West Bank, Jordan
Catholic leader announces itinerary, including stops in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Amman
By ToI Staff
President Shimon Peres meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on April 30, 2013. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)
July 29, 2013, 7:23 pm
Pope Francis considering trip to Israel next year
Visit would mark 50 years since Paul VI’s historic arrival in 1964
By Lazar Berman
Pope Francis waves to crowds as he arrives at his inauguration Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
March 19, 2013, 10:59 am
Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak
St. Peter’s square in Vatican City fills for new pontiff installation Mass
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Benedict XVI, third from left, delivers his message at the end of a meeting of Vatican cardinals, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. From left are Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, Mons. Franco Camaldo, and Mons. Guido Marini, pope aides. (photo credti: AP/L'Osservatore Romano)
February 11, 2013, 6:18 pm
Benedict tried to revive Europe’s Church, faced scandal
Sexual abuse, Nazi and German military participation, and differences with Jewish, Muslim communities marred pope’s reign
By Nicole Winfield
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