It was painful to hear from the pope the word genocide or even suspicion of genocide,
No pope had ever written to an American rabbi in this way,
Our hope is to return to the direct, frank dialogue between friends that can take place behind closed doors,
It can save Jewish lives,
The suffering of innocent non-combatants in any conflict is a tragedy,
We both stand for something much bigger than geopolitical entities,
Francis was a great friend, but not always considerate,
There is going to be extra weight because he is American. I think there's going to be a lot of extra eyes, and maybe criticisms,
I think he will inspire,
We are called to offer God's love to everyone, in order to achieve that unity which does not cancel out differences but values the personal history of each person and the social and religious culture of every people,
Rome always felt like home for a Catholic, but now coming here and seeing one of our own on the throne of Peter ... it almost makes Jesus himself more accessible,
Originally, the only hope I had coming here was to see the inside of the Sistine Chapel,
Certainly our prayers go with him as he starts this very important work,
I was chosen, without any merit of my own, and now, with fear and trembling, I come to you as a brother, who desires to be the servant of your faith and your joy,
We thank the Vatican for its willingness to serve as a platform for direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia,
He will certainly do what he promised: knocking down walls and building bridges,
The martyred Ukraine is waiting for negotiations for a just and lasting peace to finally happen,
I arrived yesterday in the morning and I'm leaving in a few hours, so I don't have much time. It's very crazy because there's so many people. I wanted to see the pope."
We're on vacation, but it's great timing. We're here to see the pope's inaugural mass. It's very special. I'm glad we came early."
Let us build a church founded on God's love, a sign of unity, a missionary church that opens its arms to the world, proclaims the word, allows itself to be made restless by history, and becomes a leaven of harmony for humanity,