US EditionNew Pope Leo tells Jews he wants to strengthen dialogue
- Pope Leo XIV sent a letter on May 12, 2025, to Rabbi Noam Marans ahead of his inaugural Mass in Rome on May 18, which Jewish leaders and Israel's President Isaac Herzog plan to attend.
- The letter follows strained Vatican-Israel relations due to the 2023 Gaza war and reaffirms dialogue rooted in the 1962-1965 Second Vatican Council's declaration Nostra Aetate.
- Nostra Aetate, a brief but landmark document, repudiated collective Jewish guilt for Jesus's death and called for interfaith dialogue after centuries of mistrust.
- In a letter shared by Rabbi Noam Marans, Pope Leo XIV expressed his commitment to enhancing the relationship and collaborative efforts between the Catholic Church and Jewish communities, inspired by the principles outlined in Nostra Aetate.
- This pledge signals intent to improve Catholic-Jewish cooperation despite recent tensions, while attendance by Israeli government leaders at the Mass remains uncertain.
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Newly Elected Pope Leo XIV Calls to ‘Continue and Strengthen’ Dialogue With Jewish Community
Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Newly elected Pope Leo XIV has emphasized his commitment to strengthening the Catholic Church’s “dialogue and cooperation” with the world’s Jewish communities in a letter to an American Jewish leader. “Trusting in the assistance of the Almighty, I pledge to continue and strengthen the Church’s dialogu…
Pope Leo XIV tells Jews he wants to strengthen dialogue
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has told the world’s Jewish communities he wants to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with them, in a message coming after a souring of relations between the Vatican and Israel over the war in Gaza. The first US-born pope sent a letter to Rabbi Noam Marans, the director of interreligious affairs of the American Jewish Committee, who posted the letter on the social platform X late on Monday, May 12. “Trus…
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