POPE ROME SYNAGOGUE VISIT

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

Pope Francis and Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief Rabbi of Rome, hold a codex containing five pages of Jewish biblical commentary during the Pope's visit to the main synagogue in Rome on 17 January. The 14th century codex was the Pope's gift to the Jewish community of Rome. Photo: CNS.

Pope Francis and Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief Rabbi of Rome, hold a codex containing five pages of Jewish biblical commentary during the Pope’s visit to the main synagogue in Rome on 17 January. The 14th century codex was the Pope’s gift to the Jewish community of Rome. Photo: CNS.