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66 years after its last Vatican visit, New York’s Jewish federation returns to meet Pope Leo XIV

JL;DR SUMMARY Sixty-six years after the UJA-Federation of New York's pivotal meeting with Pope John XXIII, its leaders have revisited the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo XIV, continuing to foster Catholic-Jewish relations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Uja Federation Of New YorkVaticanInterfaith DialogueNostra AetatePope John XxiiiCatholic Jewish RelationsPope Leo XivEric GoldsteinPapal Envoy

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"The conflict did not come up during the UJA meeting, Goldstein told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in an interview following his return to New York City on Tuesday."
Israel
"Leo praised UJA for its humanitarian work in New York, the State of Israel and more than seventy other countries and said its efforts reflect a clear recognition of human dignity and fraternity, resonating with the Churchs own commitment to integral human development and the call to love our neighbor, according to UJAs account."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Last month, Chicago-based Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann met with Leo alongside a delegation of Chicago leaders and thanked him for holding the humanity of both Israelis and Palestinians amid the conflict."
Palestinian Territories
"Last month, Chicago-based Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann met with Leo alongside a delegation of Chicago leaders and thanked him for holding the humanity of both Israelis and Palestinians amid the conflict."
Rome, Lazio, Italy
"Since 1974, it has maintained the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, now led by Rafael Starnitzky, a priest of the Diocese of Rome."

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