Vatican City, Mar 12, 2009 / 09:19 am
Upon receiving a delegation from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy See Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, Pope Benedict spoke of the importance of dialogue between the religions and expressed his hope that the groups will continue to work for peace.
Addressing the delegations in English at midday, the Holy Father first recalled the importance of the dialogue that the two groups have been engaged in since 2000, after John Paul II’s March visit to the Holy Land.