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ADL Congratulates New Pope Francis

ADL welcomed the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as the next Pope Francis. Under his leadership in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Bergoglio made important strides in maintaining positive Catholic-Jewish relations and maintained a close relationship with the Jewish community in Argentina.

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Press Releases

• ADL Denounces Church of Scotland Paper as "Classic Rejection of Judaism"
• ADL Praises Cardinal Koch's Reaffirmation Of Positive Relations Between Catholics And Jews
• ADL: Roman Catholic Church Is Not A Hate Group
• Holocaust Denying Bishop Expelled from Sect

Op-Eds

• The Vatican’s Strong Defense of the Jews
• Catholic Sect Calls Jews 'Enemies' of Church
• Catholics and Jews: Setting the Record Straight
• How Far We've Come, How Far We've Yet to Go

Articles

• On Heaven and Earth: ADL Plays Role in New Bestseller from Pope Francis
• Paul O'Shea Discusses "A Cross Too Heavy" at Book Signing (Video)
• Religion in Political Campaigns -- An Interfaith Statement of Principles
• U.S. Latino Leaders On ‘Trip Of A Lifetime’ To Israel

ADL Publishes New Book "The Saint for Shalom: How Pope John Paul II Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations"

"The Saint for Shalom" brings together the complete texts, in their official English translation, of Pope John Paul II's writings, letters, speeches and statements on Jews, Judaism and the State of Israel from the beginning of his papacy in 1979 to his death in 2005.

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ADL Wishes Pope Benedict Well as he Moves into Retirement

ADL expressed great appreciation and wishes of good health for Pope Benedict XVI following his stunning announcement that he will retire on February 28 – the first pope to retire in office in 600 years.

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ADL Condemns Defacing of Greek Orthodox Monastery and Jewish-Arab School in Jerusalem

ADL decried the defacing of the Monastery of the Cross and the Hand-in-Hand Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem.

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