Pope Francis met with European rabbis in the Vatican on Monday. He condemned a rise in antisemitism across Europe and called for an end to the war in Gaza. “Yet again violence and war have erupted in that Land blessed by the Most High, which seems continually assailed by the vileness of hatred and the deadly clash of weapons,” the pontiff told the religious leaders. “Not weapons, not terrorism, not war, but compassion, justice, and dialogue are the fitting means for building peace,” Pope Francis said in the speech.
