(RNS) — The proclamation sparked a systematic effort by the Catholic Church to transform its past bitter relationships with Jews and Judaism. (RNS) — Fifty-five years ago, on Oct. 28, 1965, an ...

My rabbinic colleague, David Saperstein, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, issued a “glass half full” report earlier this month, noting that “… over the last several ...

In October, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski spoke to a crowd at St. Thomas University for an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, a historic declaration that opened the door to ...

When I was a young Catholic growing up in Lockport, NY, the priest would sometimes end Mass with a prayer for the “conversion of the Jews.” Now, this was the 1950s. I was in grade school at the time ...

Nostra Aetate has done much to improve relations between the Church and non-Christian religions, particularly Judaism, but although it wasn't the declaration's stated aim, does it nevertheless make ...

Sixty years ago this month, the Catholic Church quietly began one of the most profound transformations in its modern history. With the promulgation of Nostra Aetate (“In Our Time”) on Oct. 28, 1965, ...

Wednesday Oct. 28 marks the 50th anniversary of “Nostra Aetate,” a landmark document that ushered in a new era in interreligious relations, especially between Jews and Christians. America followed the ...

One of the sweetest Catholic ladies I ever knew was once confronted with a particularly ugly act of anti-Catholicism. She was more confused than angry at the bigotry and shook her head, saying, “I don ...

A photograph of the Second Vatican Council in Session (Wikipedia Commons) Of the Second Vatican Council’s 16 promulgated statements, a total of over 100,000 words, by far the shortest is the ...

(RNS) My rabbinic colleague, David Saperstein, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, issued a “glass half full” report earlier this month, noting that “… over the last ...