Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram to the Chief Rabbi of Rome on the occasion of Rosh Ha-Shanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, expressing gratitude for mutual bonds of friendship and inviting the Jewish community to always promote peace.
By Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV on Monday reached out to Rome’s Jewish community as it prepares to celebrate Rosh Ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year; Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; and Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles.
In a telegram addressed to Dr Riccardo Di Segni, Chief Rabbi of Rome, the Pope extends his greetings to the entire Jewish Community of Rome.
“I recall with gratitude your presence at the beginning of my Petrine ministry this past May 18,” he writes.
And he expressed his wish that the Lord may “accompany all our efforts to deepen the bonds of friendship between us, in the city of Rome and throughout the world.”
The Holy Father concludes by invoking God for “the gift of peace and an unceasing desire to promote it always.”
“May the Eternal, in His great goodness, be close to your community and accompany all our efforts to deepen the bonds of friendship between us, in the city of Rome and throughout the world. May God, in His infinite mercy, grant us the gift of peace and an unceasing desire to promote it always.”
