הכנסייה… יונקת מזונה מן השורש של עץ הזית הטוב, שעליו הורכבו ענפי עץ הזית הפראי, שהם הגויים. (Nostra Aetate 4)
מדור זה מציע מאמרים הבוחנים את היחסים היהודיים‑נוצריים בני‑זמננו לאור הקשר המתמשך בין הכנסייה לעם היהודי. בין הנושאים: תורתם של האפיפיורים על היהדות ועל ישראל, נאומים ומחוות רשמיות כלפי קהילות יהודיות, וכן מסעותיהם של האפיפיורים לארץ הקודש.
"Strengthen Our Common Hope in God in the Midst of an Increasingly Secularized Society." Here is the address Benedict XVI delivered on September 22, 2011 to a gathering of representatives of the Jewish community at Berlin's Reichstag Building.
Read more: Pope Benedict XVI's Message to Berlin's Jewish Leaders
I have recently returned to Jerusalem after an absence of seven months abroad. During this time, I had many conversations with Catholic friends about Judaism. To many of them it seems incredible that most Jews still "don't get it" that the Messiah has come. The present reflection is addressed to Christians who wish to better understand the rationale for the Jewish rejection of Jesus and of the Church and wish to try to see the perspective from the "other side."
A statement clarifying two points of Catholic teaching relative to the Jewish community was released June 18, 2009, at the spring meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). A Note on Ambiguities Contained in Covenant and Mission was jointly issued by the Committee on Doctrine and Pastoral Practice and the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
View videos showing the highlights of Pope Benedict's visit in Israel.
Benedict's visit to the Holy Land was and probably will remain the most complicated and sensitive trip of his pontificate. Even before he arrived there was a sense in the air that "anything that can be misinterpreted will be." Now that the dust has settled, it is fair to say that the trip generated very mixed feelings.
"We meet as brothers, brothers who at times in our history have had a tense relationship, but now are firmly committed to building bridges of lasting friendship." Here is the text of the farewell address Benedict XVI gave at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion international airport, before boarding a plane to return to Rome.
Read more: Pope Benedict XVI's Farewell Address to the Holy Land
"Here the History of Humanity Was Decisively Changed." Here is the text of the address Benedict XVI gave during his visit to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
Read more: Pope Benedict XVI's Address at the Holy Sepulcher
"Our Two Communities Are Challenged to Engage People of Good Will at the Level of Reason." Here is the text of Benedict XVI's address during a courtesy visit to the "Hechal Shlomo" center, seat of the Grand Rabbinate, after he visited the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
"May the Names of These Victims Never Perish." Here is the text of the address Benedict XVI gave on May 11, 2009 at the Yad Vashem memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.
"Sadly, anti-Semitism continues to rear its ugly head in many parts of the world. This is totally unacceptable." The following is the speech delivered by Pope Benedict XVI at Ben Gurion airport upon his arrival in Israel on May 11, 2009.
"Like Moses, We Too Have Been Called by Name." Here is the text of the discourse Benedict XVI gave on May 9, 2009 when he visited the Basilica of the Moses Memorial at Mount Nebo. Tradition holds that at this spot, God showed Moses the Promised Land.
