Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI lays a wreath at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial's Hall of Remembrance in Jerusalem, May 11, 2009. in Jerusalem, Israel. The pope ultimately did not enter the memorial because of its portrayal of Pius XII, the pope during the Holocaust. (David Silverman/Getty Images)
January 6, 2023, 10:04 am
Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
The pontiff went from Hitler Youth to advancing Catholic-Jewish relations
By David I. Klein
Pope Benedict XVI performing a blessing during the canonization mass in St. Peter's Square in Rome, Italy on Sunday Oct. 12, 2008 (Rvin88derivative work: Jüppsche, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
December 31, 2022, 6:33 pm
Netanyahu offers condolences for death of ex-pope Benedict, recounts Israel visit
PM had greeted the pontiff ahead of his five-day visit in 2009: ‘We will remember him as a true friend of the State of Israel and the Jewish people’
By TOI Staff
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