Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
The Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews is a pontifical commission in the Roman Curia tasked with maintaining positive theological ties with Jews and Judaism. Established on 22 October 1974,[1] it is affiliated with the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.[2]
Description
Its current president is Kurt Koch, who holds that position ex officio as Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. The vice-president is the secretary of the Dicastery, Flavio Pace.[3]
The Commission has published a series of documents on Christian–Jewish reconciliation:
- Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementing the Conciliar Declaration Nostra aetate (No. 4) (1974)[4]
- Notes on the Correct Way to Present Jews and Judaism in Preaching and Teaching in the Roman Catholic Church (1985)[5][6]
- On 10 December 2015, it published The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable' (Rom 11:29): A Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic–Jewish Relations on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Nostra aetate (no. 4).[7]
There is a similar Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, which is part of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
See also
- Catholic resistance to Nazi Germany
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
- International Catholic-Jewish Historical Commission
- Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church
- Papal Jews
- Pope Benedict XV and Judaism
- Pope Benedict XVI and Judaism
- Pope Francis and Judaism
- Pope John Paul II and Judaism
- Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
- Relations between Catholicism and Judaism
- Rescue of Jews by Catholics during the Holocaust
References
- Back to citation "Relations with the Jews (1975)". Vatican official website. The Holy See. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- Back to citation "Introduction". www.christianunity.va. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- Back to citation "Staff". www.christianunity.va. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- Back to citation ""Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementing the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate (n. 4)"". www.christianunity.va. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- Back to citation " (1985) and "We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah" (1998).
- Back to citation CCJR. "Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations". www.ccjr.us. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- Back to citation Moyaert, Marianne (December 7, 2017). "'The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable' (Rom 11:29): A Theological Reflection". Irish Theological Quarterly. 83 (1): 24–43. doi:10.1177/0021140017742797. hdl:1871.1/ef99f00a-0625-4c63-8302-2684bd264f5b. ISSN 0021-1400 – via Sage Journals.