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U.S. dialogue Experts: Nostra Aetate still “critical to us”

( Vatican Radio ) Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University was host this week to a major international conference marking the 50th Anniversary of the II Vatican Council’s Declaration, Nostra aetate , on the relation of the Catholic Church to non-Christian religions. Nostra aetate made earthquakes at the time of its promulgation: the document continues to be the focus of intense debate among Catholics, ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 30 October, 2015 | Topics: Interviews, Key Officials, U.S. & Holy See | Tags: Forman, Nostra aetate, Pontifical Gregorian University, Suleman, Vatican Radio

U.S. Envoys discuss Vatican document Nostra Aetate

50 years ago, the Second Vatican Council released the declaration Nostra Aetate, which noted the spiritual and intellectual contributions of the world’s major religions and particularly decried acts of antisemitism. In town for the anniversary, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Ira Forman and Acting U.S. Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Arsalan Suleman ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 29 October, 2015 | Topics: Embassy, Human Rights, Key Officials | Tags: Forman, grants, interfaith dialogue, interreligious dialogue, Nostra aetate, Office of Religion and Global Affairs, Pontifical Gregorian University, RGA, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Suleman