FOI071: UN Conference on Nostra Aetate

In October of 1965, Pope Paul VI promulgated the first document in Catholic history to focus on the relationship between Catholics and Jews. The resulting declaration, "Nostra Aetate," meaning "In Our Times," would be issued to help erase over a thousand years of hatred. It would forever imprint change on the Catholic Church's relationship with the Jewish people.

In this episode, we call attention to the landmark document that repudiated antisemitism and the charge that the Jewish people were collectively guilty of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Both leaders and experts gathered at the UN Conference to discuss the passing and realization of this historic document.