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Carmelite Father Craig Morrison speaks on a panel about Jewish-Catholic relations at The Catholic University of America on Nov. 11, 2025.

Growth of Catholic-Jewish interfaith vision encouraged at Catholic University of America event

Nov 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Church’s declaration on building relationships with non-Christian religions planted a seed that must be nourished, panelists said at The... Read more

Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025.

Mar Awa III gives Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs jersey, rivals of the pope’s White Sox

Oct 29, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

During his stay in the Eternal City, His Holiness Mar Awa III met Oct. 27 with Pope Leo XIV in... Read more

Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly general audience on Oct. 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Church does not tolerate antisemitism’

Oct 29, 2025

By Courtney Mares, Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV condemned antisemitism during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 29 and also prayed... Read more

Approximately 300 representatives of world religions and cultures joined the Holy Father for an evening ecumenical prayer service for peace, organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio, on Oct. 28, 2025, at the Colosseum in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV commemorates Nostra Aetate anniversary with interfaith celebrations

Oct 29, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV joined faith leaders Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Church’s declaration on relationships... Read more

Rabbi Joshua Stanton attends “Called to Friendship: Nostra Aetate at 60,” an event organized by the Philos Project and the National Shrine of Pope John Paul II on Oct. 28, 2025.

Conference recalls papal declaration on Catholic-Jewish relations

Oct 28, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Calls to deepen Jewish-Catholic relations echoed at an event marking the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, a declaration by Pope... Read more

Many “Hebrew Catholics” continue to practice aspects of their Judaism; for example, they continue to celebrate the Passover with their families and friends.

Facing rising antisemitism, ‘Hebrew Catholic’ association aims to bridge Judaism, Catholicism

Apr 17, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The Association of Hebrew Catholics advocates for the recognition and integration of Jewish traditions in Catholic practice.  Read more

People participate in a Jewish solidarity march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Jan. 5, 2020, in New York City.

U.S. bishops express outrage at increase in antisemitic attacks

Nov 29, 2022

By Peter Pinedo

The bishops called on Christians to join them in opposing acts of antisemitism, both online and in person, and in... Read more

Pope Francis speaking at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 15, 2022.

Interreligious dialogue an urgent need, Pope Francis says at close of Kazakhstan congress

Sep 15, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

In his final remarks in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Pope Francis said interreligious dialogue is an urgently needed path to peace. Read more

A Hanukkah menorah.

Vatican takes on tense question of salvation for the Jewish people

Dec 11, 2015

Though it “is and remains an unfathomable divine mystery,” Jews can participate in salvation without confessing Christ explicitly, a Vatican... Read more

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, caliph of the Islamic State.

Dialogue with the Islamic State? Not likely, says Cardinal Parolin

Oct 29, 2015

By Elise Harris

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, said that while interreligious dialogue is important, it’s not likely possible with... Read more

St. John Paul II embraces Elio Toaff, then the chief rabbi of Rome, April 13, 1986.

Rabbi: From John XXIII to Francis, Catholic relations with Judaism have improved

Oct 29, 2015

By Elise Harris

Fifty years ago the way the Catholic Church related with other religions changed forever when the Second Vatican Council declaration... Read more

Pope Francis greets a rabbi at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 28, 2015.

Prayer is the treasure of all religions, says Pope

Oct 28, 2015

By Ann Schneible

Pope Francis marked Wednesday's anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religion... Read more

Rabbi: Vatican II's interreligious document was 'life-saving'

May 21, 2015

By Matt Hadro

A 50 year-old declaration of the Second Vatican Council established a new era in Christian-Jewish relations and enabled members of... Read more