Vatican City, Jan 23, 2006 / 22:00 pm
Representatives of the Jewish and Christian faiths will meet to discuss how to expand the existing dialogue between Jews and Catholics as a platform to achieve better understanding and cooperation.
Discussions will take place between Israel Singer, chairman of the World Jewish Congress Policy Council, and Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for Relations with States of the Vatican. Singer will also meet Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue.
The World Jewish Congress is the international federation of Jewish communities. It represents Jewish communities around the world and serves as the diplomatic arm of the Jewish people to world governments and international organizations.