“I AM JOSEPH, YOUR BROTHER”:

A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF POPE SAINT JOHN XXIII

4 December 2017

Notre Dame of Jerusalem Centre

Organized by
The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation

An all-day celebration of learning and fellowship for Jews and Christians of all backgrounds to honor the achievements of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later became Pope John XXIII. The son of poor sharecroppers, Roncalli became a Vatican envoy who secretly saved countless lives during the Shoah and as Pope John XXIII revolutionized the Catholic Church and its relations with the Jews. If not for him, Jewish-Catholic reconciliation might not have been possible.

PROGRAM

ARRIVAL & RECEPTION
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
THE MANY LIVES OF ANGELO GIUSEPPE RONCALLI:
Biography of the man who would become Pope John XXIII,
FILM: “I am Joseph, your brother”
WHAT WAS THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL?
PANEL DISCUSSION: CHURCH AFTER SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL
PRESENTATION OF GIFT TO DESCENDENT OF POPE JOHN XXIII
“IN OUR TIME”:
Nostra Aetate, the transformation of Jewish- Church relations, &
future challenges for Jewish-Catholic relations
VATICAN RELATIONS WITH OTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
VATICAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS
CONCLUSION

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