By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted October 27, 2025

More than 100 Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, and other Christian leaders from across the country gathered Oct. 22 at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia to mark the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the landmark Vatican II document that reshaped interfaith relations. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez opened the conference, which featured prayer, dialogue, and shared meals. Read our full coverage of the event here.  (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • Archbishop Perez Prof. Adam Gregerman, Co-Director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations Prof. Philip A. Cunningham, Co-Director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations

  • Father Dennis McManus, Archdiocese of Mobile

  • Two attendees share a moment of conversation in front of the Saint Joseph’s University Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations sign during the Oct. 22 interfaith conference marking 60 years of Nostra Aetate, a Vatican document that reshaped dialogue and friendship among faith communities. (Photo: Sarah Webb)

  • Dr Ari M. Gordon, Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations, American Jewish Committee Rabba Rori Picker Neiss, Senior Vice-President for Community Relations, Jewish Council for Public Affairs

  • Prof. Zeki Saritoprak, Endowed Professor in Islamic Studies, John Carroll University

  • Dr Ari M. Gordon, Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations, American Jewish Committee Father Russell K. McDougall, Executive Director, Secretariat of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, U.S.C.C.B.