A milestone of dialogue: Sixty years of 'Nostra aetate'

Signed on 28 October 1965 by Pope St Paul VI, the conciliar declaration "Nostra aetate" set the foundations for a culture of encounter and dialogue in the name of peace for all peoples.

A journey spanning 60 years: the history of the conciliar declaration "Nostra aetate", which opened the way to interreligious dialogue, retraced through the words of the document, the speeches, and the gestures of successive Popes - from Saint John Paul II’s visits to Rome's Synagogue and the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, to Pope Francis' journeys to Ur of the Chaldeans in Iraq and to Mongolia.

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