Roman Catholic

Vatican II

Second Vatican Council

The Second Vatican Council, a solemn conclave of the world's Roman Catholic bishops, met from 1962-1965

Pope Francis

Pope Francis

The election to the papacy of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. of Argentina, on March 13, 2013, to succeed the retired Benedict XVI, was historic in many ways...

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

These statements and documents by Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013) relevant to Jewish-Christian relations are listed chronologically...

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

The long papacy of Karol Wojtyla (1978-2005) was extremely significant for the building of positive relations between Jews and Christians.

Vatican Curia

Vatican Curia

The Vatican curia consists of the diverse administrative offices of the Holy See. Some issue teaching documents for the Catholic community worldwide.

Kurt Cardinal Koch

Kurt Cardinal Koch

On July 1, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Bishop of Basel, Kurt Koch, to be the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity...

Walter Cardinal Kasper

Walter Cardinal Kasper

When on May 3, 2001 Pope John Paul II appointed Cardinal Walter Kasper as president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity — which includes the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, he had selected a noted theologian and professor.

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States.

Other Conferences of Catholic Bishops

Other Conferences of Catholic Bishops

This section contains documents from national Catholic bishops' conferences in other countries.