The pope's comments appear in excerpts from new book
Pope Francis condemns surge of anti-Semitism as a Simon Wiesenthal Center delegation gives him a text by Adolf Hitler that openly espouses Europe’s need to wipe out the Jewish people
The pope has called for an Easter truce in Ukraine
Pope Francis encourages waning Christian population in first ever papal visit to Iraq
The Pope is even planning a special visit to Ur of the Chaldees, the birthplace of Abraham, father of Judeo-Christian civilization