The following is the telegram sent by the Holy Father Leo XIV to Dr. Riccardo Di Segni, Chief Rabbi of Rome, on the occasion of Rosh Ha-Shanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot:

Telegram of the Holy Father

DISTINGUISHED DR. RICCARDO DI SEGNI
CHIEF RABBI OF ROME
JEWISH COMMUNITY OF ROME – GREAT TEMPLE
LUNGOTEVRE CENCI – 00186 ROME

ON THE OCCASION OF THE UPCOMING CELEBRATIONS OF ROSH HA-SHANAH 5786, YOM KIPPUR AND SUKKOT, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY WARMEST WISHES TO YOU AND TO THE ENTIRE JEWISH POPULATION OF ROME. I RECALL, WITH GRATITUDE, YOUR PRESENCE FOR THE BEGINNING OF MY PETRINE MINISTRY, 18 MAY LAST. MAY THE ETERNAL ONE, IN HIS IMMENSE GOODNESS, BE CLOSE TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND ACCOMPANY ALL OUR EFFORTS TO DEEPEN THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN US, IN THE CITY OF ROME AND IN THE WORLD. MAY GOD, IN HIS INFINITE MERCY, GRANT US THE GIFT OF PEACE AND THE UNWAVERING DESIRE TO PROMOTE IT ALWAYS. SHALOM ALECHEM!

LEO XIV PP