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 ...

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 would enable greater understanding and shared values between the Catholic Church and Judaism, as well as other non-Christian religions. The Catholic Church could then “annul ...

“There is a crisis in Catholic-Jewish relations because of ... the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council published the historic document “Nostra Aetate” (Our Age), which condemned antisemitism ...

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder gives Pope Francis the “Kishreinu” (Hebrew for “Our Bond”) document acknowledging the influence of the Catholic Church’s 58-year-old Nostra Aetate ...

Speaking to OSV News Dec. 10, Bishop Bambera said that "Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition" is "one result of that" effort. Rabbi Marans also said the new document's release presages the upcoming ...

The revolution in ties began with a rather brief document issued on October 28, 1965 by more than 1700 Catholic bishops gathered in Rome for the Second Vatican Council — Nostra Aetate.

2025 will mark the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate, the Catholic Church’s declaration regarding its relationship to non-Christian religions. Nostra aetate is rightly regarded as a watershed moment ...

Play Video When Rappler shared a quote card of the Pope’s ... 1965 — states the official Catholic position to this day. Nostra Aetate states: “The Catholic Church rejects nothing that ...