The Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews is a pontifical commission in the Roman Curia

Roman Curia

The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Catholic Church, together with the Pope...

 tasked with maintaining positive theological ties with Jews and Judaism

Judaism

Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...

. Established in 1974, it works alongside the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity origins are associated with the Second Vatican Council which met intermittently from 1962–1965.Pope John XXIII wanted the Catholic Church to engage in the contemporary ecumenical movement...

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Its current Cardinal President is Walter Kasper, who is the Cardinal President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity origins are associated with the Second Vatican Council which met intermittently from 1962–1965.Pope John XXIII wanted the Catholic Church to engage in the contemporary ecumenical movement...

. The Vice-President is the Secretary of the Pontifical Council, Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 Brian Farrell, L.C.. The Secretary of the Commission is Father Norbert J. Hofmann, S.D.B..

The Commission has published a series of helpful documents on Christian-Jewish reconciliation

Christian-Jewish reconciliation

Reconciliation between Christianity and Judaism refers to the efforts that are being made to improve understanding of the Jewish people and of Judaism, to do away with Christian antisemitism and Jewish anti-Christian sentiment...

 : "Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementing the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate No. 4" (1974), "Notes on the Correct Way to Present Jews and Judaism in Preaching and Teaching in the Roman Catholic Church" (1985) and "We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah

We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah

We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah is a document published in 1998 by the Catholic Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, under the authority of Pope John Paul II. In this document the Vatican condemned Nazi genocide and called for repentance from Catholics who had failed to...

" (1998).

There is a similar Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

The Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims is a commission in the Roman Curia tasked with maintaining positive theological ties with Muslims and Islam...

, although it does not have a separate status like the commission for relations with the Jews.