Kafilaj, Melsen: Vatican II Council, Pope John Paul II and the Jews (Presented in the conference: "Jewish-Christian Contacts, Past and Present. Sweden and Germany compared", organized by Södertörn University, PAIDEIA-Stockholm, University of Stockholm, Uppsala University, University of Lund, Moses Mendelsohn Stiftung and the Swedish History Museum, 12-14 September 2022.)

_The Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (Jordan)_ 1 (1):113-126. 2023This paper focuses on the Vatican II Council and changing the Catholic Church’s lenses regarding the Jews, an aggiornamento with a huge theological shift led by three different Popes and directly impacted the improvement of relations between both religions. It also deals with a particular historical figure, Pope John Paul II, a great man and a very courageous religious leader who not only took concrete acti