World Jewish Congress received by Benedict XVI in October 2007, December 2010 and May 2012. Pope Francis received a delegation of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, including several members of the WJC, in June 2013. On his election as new Catholic pontiff, Ronald Lauder called Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio "an experienced man, someone who is known for his open-mindedness ... a man of dialogue, a man who is able to build bridges with other faiths". The organization was instrumental in the creation inter-faith bodies such as the International Jewish Committee of Inter-religious Consultations (IJCIC), and it has actively participated in the
Mario Maisonnave number one for 4 weeks in Central America, achieving gold status. The album included the single "Abrime tu corazon" which put Mario as the first Central American pop artist to enter MTV Latin. Maisonnave currently lives in Southern California where he writes and produces for other artists as well as for his current project Bebeperro. Mario Maisonnave Mario Maisonnave (born Buenos Aires November 19, 1962) is an Argentinian/Costa Rican singer / songwriter / producer. Maisonnave is best known as the founder and lead vocalist of rock en español band - but he started out in Distorsion, the first rock act