nd interfaith outreach to Islam and Judaism, and made efforts to further close the nearly 1,000-year estrangement with the Orthodox churches. He was widely praised for his aid to Buenos Aires' Jewish community following the 1994 bombing of a Jewish Center that killed 85 people. Iran has been blamed for the attack, but denied any links,toms outlet. A joint Argentine-Iranian "truth commission" is studying the evidence. "We hope that his word and his example contribute to the achievement of harmony, brotherhood and peace among all peoples," the Italian Rabbinical Assembly said, pledging to do its part to foster dialogue between Jews and Catholics "with mutual respect for their respective identities." Francis' predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, worked toward reconciliation between Catholics and Jews during their papacies. Benedict's first official act as pope was a letter to Rome's Jewish community and he became the second pope in history, after John Paul, to enter a synagogue. However, he met harsh criticism when he lifted the excommunication of a bishop who turned out to be a Holocaust-denier. Lauder said the World Jewish Congress,toms shoes sale, which represents Jewish communities in 100 countries, is convinced that Francis will "speak out against all forms of anti-Semitism both within and without the Catholic Church, that he will take action against clerics who deny or belittle the Holocaust and that he will strengthen the Vatican's relations with Israel." ___ Annalisa Camilli contributed to this report. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. An insider's guide to politics and policy, available on the iPad or as a PDF download,toms outlet.[标签:标题]
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis on Friday made a surprise visit to a Rome hospital to cheer up a fellow Argentine, a cardinal who had a heart attack the day the pontiff was elected. Vatican Radio says the staff at Pius XI clinic on the outskirts of Rome applauded when Francis arrived unexpectedly in the afternoon to visit 90-year-old Cardinal Jorge Maria Mejia. It was the pope himself who announced that Mejia had suffered a heart attack on Wednesday, the day Francis became the first Latin American pope. It was not clear whether Mejia was stricken before or after the news. Francis also told cardinals at the Vatican on Friday that Mejia's condition was stable. Because of his age, Mejia was not among the cardinals who voted to choose the new pope. They must be younger than 80 to elect a pontiff. Mejia is a retired Vatican librarian and archivist who lives in a Vatican apartment in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. An insider's guide to politics and policy, available on the iPad or as a PDF download.[标签:标题]
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