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War strained the Israel-Vatican bond. Will the pope use the ceasefire to heal those wounds?

JL;DR SUMMARY Pope Leo XIV's leadership marks a potential turning point in the complex and often strained relations between the Vatican and Israel. 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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Pope FrancisCatholic ChurchTwo State SolutionNostra AetatePalestinian SupportSupersessionismMiddle East CeasefirePope Leo XivIsrael Vatican RelationsCatholic Jewish Dialogue

Places mentioned

Israel
"As the ceasefire took hold this weekend, Pope Leo XIV called it a spark of hope in the Holy Land."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"After the only Catholic Church in Gaza, the Church of the Holy Family, was hit by shrapnel or shelled directly on July 17, Leo called for the end of the barbarity of war, the protection of religious sites, and proper respect for civilians."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Under the Ottomans, the status quo arrangements regarding holy sites in Jerusalem were also favorable to Catholicism."
Holy See (Vatican City State)
"In the case of Pope Saint John Paul II, it even gently edged toward a mild Catholic Zionism."

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