January 20, 2004
Source: Yahoo! News
On January 20, 2004 Yahoo! News posted a Reuters article that reported, "Some of the world's leading cardinals and rabbis vowed on Tuesday to stand up to a rise of anti-Semitism in Europe at what participants called the highest level talks in the troubled history of Catholics and Jews. A dozen cardinals, six chief rabbis and a contingent of Europeans, Americans and Israelis said they identified ways to boost religious understanding just days after the pope had a ceremonial meeting with Israel's two chief rabbis in Rome...The rare gathering was sponsored by the World Jewish Congress, which wants to bring Jews and Christians closer, building on ties forged over 25 years by Pope John Paul II."