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- April 20, 2005: Address following Benedict XVI's First Mass as Pope
- April 24, 2005: Inaugural homily
- April 20, 2005: Benedict telegrams Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo di Segni, an invitation to his papal inauguration
"May the Lord have mercy and bless us; may his light shine upon us. On April 19, 2005, the cardinals of the Holy Roman Church elected me Bishop of Rome and Pastor of the universal Catholic Church. In announcing my election and the solemn inauguration of my pontificate, on Sunday, April 24, at 10 o'clock, I trust in the help of the Almighty to continue with the dialogue and to reinforce collaboration with the sons and daughters of the Jewish people.
"Vatican, April 20, 2005, Benedictus XVI." - May 8, 2005: Ninetieth Birthday greetings to Rabbi Elio Toaff, Rome's chief rabbi emeritus (extracts)
"With a grateful spirit to God, I thank you for the good relations that have been interwoven with the Holy See, particularly during the pontificate of my deceased predecessor. Your birthday becomes an occasion to renew the commitment to continue the dialogue between us, looking with confidence to the future. I bless the eternal Father for the gift of the long and fruitful life he has granted you, during which the goodness of God has been manifested many times." - June 9, 2005: Address to Delegates of the International Committee on Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC)
- August 19, 2005: Address at the Synagogue of Cologne
- October 26, 2005: Message on the Occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of Nostra Aetate
- November 30, 2005: General Audience
- December 22, 2005: Address to the Roman Curia
- January 16, 2006: Address to the Chief Rabbi of Rome
- March 15, 2006: General Audience
- March 16, 2006: Audience with Delegates of the American Jewish Committee
- May 28, 2006: Address at the Concentration Camp at Auschwitz
- May 31, 2006: General Audience
- April 5, 2007: Holy Thursday Homily - "Jesus Is the New and True Lamb"