Led by B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, the multinational delegation sought to build upon strides in Catholic-Jewish relations and further advance peace and partnership in the Middle East.
Pope Francis told B’nai B’rith that he had been “tirelessly committed to humanitarian causes” and urged “remembrance of the Shoah.”
“Even before I became Pope, the promotion and deepening of Jewish-Catholic dialogue was something close to my heart,” he said.
In formal remarks, B’nai B’rith urged active support for the expansion of the Abraham Accords and called out Iran for threatening the annihilation of the Jewish state. They also positively cited governments’ adoption of an International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism.
“As President of B’nai B’rith International — the oldest Jewish communal organization, founded in 1843 in New York, an organization that is profoundly committed to interreligious dialogue and partnership — it is my great honor, on behalf of our brothers and sisters across six continents, to give you our heartfelt thanks for receiving us today,” Riklin told Pope Francis. READ MORE
