The Christian Center for Jewish Studies (CCEJ in the Portuguese acronym) of Sion Brothers in São Paulo, recently presented the fourth book of the collection “Judaism and Christianity”: Golden Jubilee of the Catholic-Jewish dialogue. The work is inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of the conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate, which presents the Church’s manifested desire to follow and deepen Read More
The Scarboro Missions Interfaith Department and Regis College from Toronto will sponsor the Conference: The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable: a reflection on theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic-Jewish Relations on the occasion of the Second Vatican Council’s 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate (No. 4). There will be a discussion with Dr. Eileen Schuller, OSU and Rabbi Baruch Read More
On November 23, 2015, to mark the 50th jubilee of Nostra Aetate, the Chief Rabbi of France, Haim Korsia, presented to the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, a declaration on the upcoming jubilee of brotherhood, expressing “A New Jewish View of Jewish-Christian Relations.” “We must learn to get rid of the prejudices that over Read More
The “Nostra Aetate” should be “occasion to look to the future” because “the last 50 years the remaining open issues were not all resolved” and “very likely remain always open,” but “many rabbis believe that the time is ripe to deepen some theological issues. ” The statement comes from Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Read More
Last October 29th, the CERJUC (Center of Biblical Studies and Jewish-Christians relations) organized a big Interfaith meeting in Moravia (Costa Rica), involving Sisters and Associates of Sion. The celebration was attended by Brahma Kumaris, Muslins, Tibetan Buddhist, Jewish community and many friends and brothers of Christian tradition. “We all together prayed for peace and reconciliation in the World”, Sr. Alexandra Read More
Sisters of Sion from Toronto celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate Document on October 8th 2015. The Event was sponsored by the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, the Sisters of Sion and other groups, with the title: The Global Village: Our Responsibility to Engage. “It was a really successful conference, over 200 persons participating (Jews, Christians & Muslims) and a Read More
The 50th Anniversary of Vatican II Declaration Nostra Aetate was celebrated last Sunday (October 25) at Our Lady of Sion School in Higienopolis (Sao Paulo). The event organized by the Sisters of Sion included the participation of Fr. Donizeti Ribeiro who made the first speech. There were also Jewish, Islamic leaders and members from other Christian communities. The Read More
An important celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate will take place in Toronto on Oct. 8. 2015. The Event is sponsored by the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, the Sisters of Sion and other groups. The celebration is titled The Global Village: Our Responsibility to Engage. This gathering will feature speakers from around the world who Read More
In October the Catholic Church will officially mark the 50th anniversary of a document that has profoundly changed its understanding of other religious faiths. On October 28th 1965 bishops from around the world, gathered in Rome for the Second Vatican Council, issued ‘Nostra Aetate’ a groundbreaking declaration on the relationship of the Church to non-Christian Read More
