“A blessing to one another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People” is the title of an exhibition opening today in the Vatican (Charlemagne Wing, 29 July to 17 September), previously displayed in a number of state capitals in the U.S.A., where it received more than a million visitors. The exhibition, presented as a Read More
Dear Friends, I am pleased to greet you during your visit to the Vatican. My predecessors met with delegations of B’nai B’rith International on several occasions, and today I offer you my welcome with renewed respect and affection.Your organization has enjoyed relations with the Holy See since the promulgation of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate. Read More
On 30 June, Pope Francis received in audience the participants in the international congress promoted by the International Council of Christians and Jews, held in Rome from 28 June to 1 July on the theme “The fiftieth anniversary of Nostra Aetate: the past, present and future of relations between Jews and Christians”. The Pope expressed Read More
Brothers and Sisters of Sion attended the meeting of the Judeo-Christian International Fellowship on the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate document, making an evaluation and opening new challenges for dialogue between Jews and Christians.“In the encounter or re-encounter of several Jewish and Christian friends, we had numerous major conferences and seminars in small groups”, the Read More
Audrey Dol, nds The first few months of 2015 have been a rich time for the Sion Associates in Kansas City. The Year of Consecrated Life and the 50th Anniversary of Vatican Council II have provided important themes for reflection, discussion and prayer. As we took a new look at the teachings of Vatican II Read More
From the left: Jorge, Rabbi Sternschein e Sr. Cristiane. On 11 May (Monday), the Sisters of Sion in Brazil and the Ministry Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue promoted a conference entitled: “Jewish reflection on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration Nostra Aetate: commitments, advances and prospects” with Rabbi Ruben Sternschein.The event took place at the College Read More
The Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, apostolic and contemplative Sisters, and associates of Sion from Sergipe (Brazil) attended the “Congress Vatican II” on 30 April to 3 May, held at the Major Seminary of Our Lady of the Conception in Sergipe. Sister Ivete Holtmam, a member of Sion Congregational Leadership Team participated in a Read More
Today, at 5pm, the brothers and sisters of Sion from Jerusalem met at Beit Ruth community to speak of the Church’s challenges in relation to the coordinates suggested by Nostra Aetate document that completes 50 years old in 2015. Bro. Elio Passeto gave a brief summary of his explanation made in an earlier meeting. Then Read More
Anglesey is one of those rural parts of the country where there is no local Jewish community, so when David Arnold and Sister of Sion Teresa Brittain of Manchester CCJ recently visited the Catholic community in Holyhead they were made especially welcome. David introduced the joys of the Jewish way of life. Other aspects included Read More
