Joshua Stanton Rabbi Joshua Stanton is associate vice president for Interfaith and Intergroup Initiatives at the Jewish Federations of North America. By this Author Aug 14, 2025 Pope Leo XIV has the chance to build upon 60 years of Catholic-Jewish friendshipWhile the work of affirmation of Catholic-Jewish friendship remains ongoing, moving beyond Augustine's condemnation of Jews to suffer in exile could deepen the theological work that the pope's forbearers began decades ago.
