Church Document
Nostra Aetate
Document of the Second Vatican Council (1965)
The Declaration of the Second Vatican Council on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions, affirming what is true and holy in other religions while proclaiming Christ as the way, the truth, and the life, and repudiating all hatred and persecution.
Key themes
- The unity of the human family
- Other religions
- The Church and the Jewish people
- Universal brotherhood
Document type
Council document
Issuing authority
Second Vatican Council
Issued date
28 October 1965