US EditionPope condemns antisemitism and vows to fight it as tensions rise over Israel’s war in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV marked 60 years of Nostra Aetate by urging continued Catholic-Jewish dialogue and condemning antisemitism, citing 18% of Jews faced assaults last year.
- Pope Leo XIV marked the 60th anniversary of the Vatican's 'Nostra Aetate' document that revolutionized Catholic-Jewish relations and deplored antisemitism.
- The document, issued in 1965 during the Second Vatican Council, provided the theological basis for the Jewish roots of Christianity and helped improve Christian-Jewish relations.
- This year's anniversary comes amid a surge in antisemitism linked to Israel's military actions in Gaza following the 2023 Hamas attacks.
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Meanwhile, the subject of anti-Semitism was also touched on by Pope Leo, at the hearing dedicated to interreligious dialogue and the 60th anniversary of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate
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