Pope Leo XIV dedicated his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square to interreligious dialogue and warned against antisemitism. Vatican News reported this, emphasizing that the Pope reminded on Wednesday of the Jewish roots of Christianity. The Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church also suggested several topics on which all religions can collaborate: ecology, the fight against religious extremism, and artificial intelligence. Finally, he called for "nothing" to separate religious people, regardless of their denomination. "And thus I confirm that the Church does not tolerate antisemitism and combats it, by the same Gospel," he asserted. The audience was preceded by a long ride in the popemobile, during which Leo XIV greeted several children, married couples, and the crowd of faithful that filled Pius XII Square. These activities were dedicated to "interreligious dialogue," on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Nostra Aetate Declaration, approved by the Second Vatican Council on October 28, 1965. With this document, the Pontiff explained, Pope John XXIII sought to restore the original relationship with the Jewish world, shaping, "for the first time in the history of the Church," a doctrinal treaty on the Jewish roots of Christianity, which in a biblical and theological order represented "a point of no return." Thus, it is a recognition of the bond between "the people of the New Testament" and "the lineage of Abraham," Vatican News highlights. "The Church, conscious of the heritage it has in common with the Jews, and moved not by political motives but by evangelical religious charity, deplores hatreds, persecutions, and all manifestations of antisemitism directed against the Jews at all times and by anyone," expressed Leo XIV. And he concluded: "Today we can look with gratitude at all that has been achieved in the Jewish-Catholic dialogue in these six decades.
