The Committee for Catholic-Jewish Relations has collected together a selection of resources to help facilitate dialogue and goodwill between Christians and Jews in our local communities.
The Bishops’ Conference Committee for Catholic-Jewish Relations has collected together a selection of resources to help facilitate dialogue and goodwill between Christians and Jews in our local communities.
Let us pray for the Jewish people, the first to hear the word of God, that they may continue to grow in the love of his name and in faithfulness to his covenant.
Good Friday liturgy
O God, help us to respect and love your people the Jews.
To pray for them and their needs, and to work with them to further your kingdom.
Despite being published over forty years ago, this Vatican document lays down principles that are as relevant today as ever – especially with the ongoing tension in the Middle East and around the world. Section 4 is of particular relevance to Catholic-Jewish relations.
The Vatican Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions:
Practical guidance and concrete suggestions for fraternal dialogue:
Cardinal Kurt Koch’s 2012 lecture charting the historical developments in Catholic-Jewish dialogue made possible by the Vatican II document Nostra Aetate. Cardinal Koch is the Head of the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews.
When Pope Benedict XVI visited the United Kingdom in 2010, he spoke of the “spiritual riches” of other religions. Prayer can help us to explore and appreciate these riches in our tradition and those of others. We have a ‘Spiritual Riches’ series that includes the Jewish High Holy Days.
This A4 download provides explanatory text for parish newsletters, a bidding prayer and background information on the festival.
The High Holy Days are a period beginning with the celebration of ‘Rosh HaShana’, the New Year, and culminating in Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement – the tenth day of the seventh month in the Jewish calendar.
The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible
24 May 2001
Pontifical Biblical Commission
Notes on the Correct Way to Present the Jews and Judaism in Preaching and Catechesis in the Roman Catholic Church
24 June 1985
Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah
16 March 1998
Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
jcrelations.net
Jewish-Christian Relations website with a comprehensive resource section on Catholic/Jewish statements
In 2015, the Holy See released a document on Catholic-Jewish relations
