Pope Francis praised the increasingly friendly and fruitful relations between the Catholic Church and Jewish leaders as he wished the world's Jewish communities a happy Rosh Hashanah a few weeks early.
To mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1, the pope said he and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople "prepared a message together."
God wants people to live with hope and joy — not bitterness — and to dream with him of a better world, Pope Francis said Aug. 30 during his weekly general audience.