Pope Benedict XVI
benedict_xvi-webThese statements and documents by Pope Benedict XVI relevant to Jewish-Christian relations are listed chronologically, the most recent appearing first. Also presented here are pertinent writings by the future pope when as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger he served as Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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1 Birthday greetings to Emeritus Rabbi Elio Toaff May-03-2010
2 General Audience (excerpt) January-27-2010
3 Address at the Great Synagogue of Rome January-17-2010
4 Address at the Conclusion of the Papal Tour May-15-2009
5 Address at Ceremony of Welcome to the West Bank May-13-2009
6 Homily at Manger Square, Bethlehem May-13-2009
7 Address at Al Aida' Refugee Camp May-13-2009
8 Farewell Address to President Mahmoud Abbas May-13-2009
9 Prayer at the Western Wall May-12-2009
10 Greetings to the Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem May-12-2009
11 Address at Yad Vashem, "May the Names of These Victims Never Perish" May-11-2009
12 Address to Organizations for Interreligious Dialogue May-11-2009
13 Greetings to the President of Israel, Shimon Peres May-11-2009
14 Arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport May-10-2009
15 Address at Mount Nebo, Jordan May-09-2009
16 Address at Mosque al-Hussein bin Talal May-09-2009
17 Interview during Flight to Jordan May-08-2009
18 "God Really Speaks to Men and Women in a Human Way" April-23-2009
19 Urbi et Orbi (To the City and the World) April-12-2009
20 Itinerary of Visit to Jordan and Israel March-26-2009
21 To the Dialogue between the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews March-12-2009
22 Letter to Catholic Bishops on the Remission of the Excommunication of SSPX Bishops March-10-2009
23 Address to Delegates of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations February-12-2009
24 Catecheses on the Apostle Paul February-04-2009
25 General Audience: On lifting SSPX excommunications; Remembering the Shoah January-28-2009
26 Letter to Marcello Pera on his book, WHY WE MUST CALL OURSELVES CHRISTIAN November-23-2008
27 On the 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht November-09-2008
28 Address to Congress on "The Legacy of the Magisterium of Pius XII and the Second Vatican Council" November-08-2008
29 Address to the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations October-30-2008
30 Address to Symposium on Pope Pius XII Sponsored by the Pave the Way Foundation September-19-2008
31 Address to the Catholic Bishops of France (excerpt) September-14-2008
32 Address to the French Jewish Community September-12-2008
33 Address to Representatives of Other Religions July-18-2008
34 Address to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue June-07-2008
35 Address to the New Ambassador of Israel to the Holy See May-12-2008
36 Passover Greetings at Park East Synagogue April-18-2008
37 Address to American Interreligious Leaders April-17-2008
38 Message to the Jewish Community on the Feast of Pesaḥ April-17-2008
39 New Tridentine Rite Good Friday Prayer for Jews February-05-2008
40 Summorum Pontificum July-07-2007
41 Holy Thursday Homily: Jesus Is the New and True Lamb April-05-2007
42 Homily at the Mass at the Shrine of Meryem Ana Evi (excerpt) November-29-2006
43 Meeting with the Diplomatic Corps to the Republic of Turkey November-28-2006
44 Address to a Meeting with Muslim Envoys September-25-2006
45 General Audience: Recollections of the Pastoral Visit to Germany September-20-2006
46 Faith, Reason, and the University: Memories and Reflections (excerpts) September-12-2006
47 General Audience: Remembering Auschwitz May-31-2006
48 Address at Auschwitz May-28-2006
49 To Delegates of the American Jewish Committee March-16-2006
50 General Audience: Christ and the Church March-15-2006
51 Address to Dr. Riccardo DiSegni, Chief Rabbi of Rome January-16-2006
52 On the Interpretation of the Second Vatican Council December-22-2005
53 General Audience: Psalm 136 November-30-2005
54 Message to the President of the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with Jews on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Declaration Nostra Aetate October-26-2005
55 Address to the Chief Rabbis of Israel September-15-2005
56 Address at the Roonstrasse Synagogue of Cologne August-19-2005
57 Address to Delegates of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations June-09-2005
58 Three Selections from a New Papacy's First Days April-01-2005
59 Thoughts on Jews and Judaism (interview excerpts) October-06-2002
60 Preface: The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scripture in the Christian BIble May-24-2001
61 Notification: On the Book TOWARD A CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS PLURALISM by Father Jacques Dupuis, S.J. January-24-2001
62 The Heritage of Abraham: The Gift of Christmas December-29-2000
63 Many Religions, One Covenant (excerpts) September-01-1999
64 Relativism: The Central Problem for Faith Today September-16-1996