Pope Leo XIV has told the world's Jewish communities he wants to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with them, in a message coming after a souring of relations between the Vatican and Israel over the war in Gaza.

A Renewed Call for Catholic-Jewish Cooperation Pope Leon XIV has sent a message to Jewish communities worldwide, expressing a strong desire to deepen dialogue and collaboration. The letter, addressed to Rabbi Noam Marans of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and shared publicly by the organization,

Pope Leo XIV committed to strengthening ties between the Catholic Church and Jews in a message to the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, following his election at the conclave last week, the Italian capital's Jewish community said in a statement on Tuesday.