Working together to pave the path that leads to a reality of justice

Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the approval by the Second Vatican Council of the declaration Nostra Aetate and its promulgation by Pope Paul vi, which marks the dialogical rapprochement between Jews and Catholics after 2000 years of clashes and disputes. This milestone was followed three decades later by a second one: the signing of the “Fundamental Agreement” between Israel and the Holy See on December 30, 1993. This led to the establishment of full diplomatic relations between both states. Although there were meetings between dignitaries from the Vatican and Israel before the agreement, they were merely cordial encounters with messages of goodwill. Only after June 15, 1994, with the approval of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between both nations, did a substantial step materialize that linked them. Mutual ...