Catholic Jewish relations

Ideas

The Francis I knew: a warrior against antisemitism, a sometimes impolitic critic of Israel

The interreligious affairs director at American Jewish Committee remembers a Catholic-Jewish “lovefest,” despite some harsh words from the pope on Israel’s war in Gaza.

Pope Francis, who advanced church’s relationships with Jews, dies at 88

“Dialogue and friendship with the children of Israel are part of the life of Jesus’ disciples,” Francis wrote in 2018.

Pope Francis visits Catholic-Jewish statue in Philadelphia

The statue on the campus of St. Joseph’s University is meant to refute centuries of anti-Semitic imagery in Catholic art.

Ideas

Op-Ed: 50 years on, how Nostra Aetate has transformed Jewish-Catholic relations

Global

Two post-Holocaust popes proclaimed saints by Catholic Church

Global

Pope Francis renews commitment to Catholic-Jewish relations

Global

Canonization set for popes who fostered Catholic-Jewish relations

Global

Benedict’s papacy: a period of close Jewish relations with occasional bumps

United States

State Dept. asks the pope to intervene in Alan Gross case

Global

Young Jews, Catholics to debate Passion Play

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