US EditionLeo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- On May 8, 2025, Robert Prevost was chosen as the new pontiff, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, and his inaugural speech emphasized themes of peace and dialogue.
- Prevost received his seminary education in Chicago, where he was mentored by John T. Pawlikowski, a prominent figure in advancing Catholic-Jewish dialogue following the Nostra Aetate declaration.
- Although Prevost spent much of his priesthood in Peru with limited engagement in Jewish communities, observers recall him as open-minded and rooted in the Vatican II context.
- Experts note the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate this year, with Prevost urging unity and bridge-building, while Jewish leaders express cautious optimism about his commitment to interfaith dialogue.
- Prevost's election marks a potential new chapter in Catholic-Jewish relations amid ongoing Middle East tensions, although it remains too soon to assess his interreligious policy direction.
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Leo XIV first American pope studied under pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations
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American-born pope offers hope of improved Catholic-Jewish relations, religious experts say
The election of Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope on Thursday marked the beginning of a historic era for the Catholic Church, even as it also raised questions about the direction of Catholic-Jewish relations that had withered under his predecessor. Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian cardinal from Chicago who took the name Leo XIV, brings to his new role no known history of involvement with the Jewish community or record of commen…
First American pope, Leo XIV, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
(JTA) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he attended seminary in Chicago. Rev. John T. Pawlikowski, who taught for nearly half a century at the Catholic Theological Union until his retirement in 2017, served as co-founder and director of the school’s Catholic-Jewish Studies Program and also served four terms on the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.…
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