“It's been one year since Pinchas Goldschmidt, disgusted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, abruptly left Moscow where he had served as Chief Rabbi since 1993. And since his departure, the Swiss-born religious scholar says the country ruled by Vladimir Putin has seen a rise in antisemitism.”
“"Twenty days after the war began, I asked Cardinal Parolin [the Vatican's Secretary of State] to send Putin the message that I was ready to go to Moscow," Francis said in an interview published Tuesday in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera.”
“Patriarch Kirill of Moscow said he expressed "deep and sincere pain". The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Thursday urged "all parties of the conflict" to do "everything possible to avoid civilian casualties". But he did not explicitly call for an end to the fighting.”
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"Russia is returning to its totalitarian past", warns Moscow’s former Chief Rabbi
Pope says he’s "ready to go to Moscow" to meet Putin
Russian patriarch appeals to "avoid civilian casualties" in Ukraine
