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Pope Francis vows 'renewed collaboration' with jews

14 March 2013 - 20:24 By Sapa-AFP
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Newly elected Pope Francis I waves to the waiting crowd from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City last night. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the 266th pontiff to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics
Newly elected Pope Francis I waves to the waiting crowd from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City last night. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the 266th pontiff to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics
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Pope Francis promised "renewed collaboration" with Jews in a letter to Rome's chief rabbi on Thursday -- his first full day as leader of the world's Catholics.

"I sincerely hope I can contribute to the progress there has been in relations between Jews and Catholics since the Second Vatican Council in a spirit of renewed collaboration," the pope said, referring to a landmark council from the 1960s.

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