The Pope’s message, therefore, is not only a diplomatic gesture but also a moral reset, one that invokes Nostra Aetate, the document that transformed Catholic-Jewish relations nearly 60 years ago.

Vatican II, or the Second Vatican Council, inaugurated a new era in Jewish-Catholic relations in 1965 when it issued a document, Nostra Aetate, repudiating antisemitism and stating that the Jewish ...

(credit: REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY) Vatican II, or the Second Vatican Council, inaugurated a new era in Jewish-Catholic relations in 1965 when it issued a document, Nostra Aetate, repudiating ...

JTA — Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he attended seminary in Chicago. Rev. John T. Pawlikowski ...

Nostra Aetate marked a turning point in the Catholic Church’s relations with Islam and all non-Christian traditions. After a history of conflict, limited positive engagement and mutual suspicion ...

Nostra Aetate was a landmark document in the ... The brief document revolutionized Catholic relations with Jews after centuries of persecution and mistrust. Dialogue that ensued over the following ...

Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other representatives saw that as a hopeful sign for an upswing of ...