FILE - Pope Francis presides over a mass for the religious orders in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed Christians special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was prompted by messages from Jewish organizations around the world. In the letter that served as a belated fence-mending after Francis was criticized for his initial response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, Francis said the Holy Land has been “cast into a spiral of unprecedented violence." (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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