It was credited with revolutionizing Catholic relations with Judaism: Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Church's "Nostra Aetate" declaration which challenged religious prejudices and urged bridge building with other faiths, AFP reports.
A special papal audience for interfaith relations will be celebrated in Saint Peter's Square to remember the moment on October 28, 1965, when Paul VI adopted what was a ground-breaking declaration lambasting anti-Semitism in particular.