Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations With the Jews

In a 2016 file photo, Pope Francis and Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, hold a codex containing five pages of Jewish biblical commentary at the main synagogue in Rome. (CNS/Paul Haring)

'Nostra Aetate' anniversary statements spotlight rising anti-Semitism

Marking the 55th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican II document on the church's relationship with other religions, two major Jewish-Christian interfaith partners hailed the progress between the two religions.

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