As a rabbi, he worked on Jewish-Catholic relations. Now the Pope is knighting him
United StatesRNS Rabbi A James Rudin, the longtime interreligious affairs director for the American Jewish Committee, will be conferred the prestigious Papal Knight of St Gregory for his work on Catholic-Jewish relations, one of the few non-Catholics to receive the honour. Only eight other Jews have been knighted by the order, established in 1831, that […]
Overcoming prejudices: How 9/11 became a catalyst for interfaith relations and cooperation
Though anti-Muslim sentiments grew in the wake of 9/11, another legacy of that historic day is the evolution and advancement of interfaith cooperation in the United States. ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…