2009-09-17 15:55:10

Pope to Visit Rome Synagogue


(17 Sep 09 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Synagogue of Rome in the autumn, an event his says he is greatly looking forward to. The Pope’s words were contained in a telegram sent to the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, on the occasion of the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur. RealAudioMP3
The Pope, in the message to Romes’ Jewish community, writes “While I express my best wishes that the holidays are an occasion for shared joy, I invoke God’s abundant blessings on all Jews as well as His constant encouragement in all efforts to promote justice, harmony and peace”.
Pope Benedict will travel South of the Tiber in autumn to mark the 23rd anniversary of the historic visit of John Paul II to the synagogue on April 13, 1986. The date of the visit is yet to be decided.
The Chief Rabbi of Rome, on his part has expressed gratitude for the meaningful and important message.
This is the third synagogue that Benedict XVI will visit, after those in Cologne, Germany, in August 2005, and Park East in New York in April 2008.








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