Attend Papal Knight investiture ceremony of CCJS co-founder on November 20
Saint Leo will host a historic event on Sunday, November 20, and the community is invited. For only the third time in history, a pope is honoring an American rabbi with the Papal Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. This also marks the first time in his papacy that Pope Francis is granting the honor to a Jewish person: Rabbi A. James Rudin, co-founder of Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies (CCJS).
Pope Francis will recognize Rudin for his decades of work in building positive Catholic-Jewish relations throughout the world, fostering interreligious dialogue and understanding. Rudin is the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) senior interreligious adviser, having previously served as its Interreligious Affairs director. He also is a distinguished professor of religion and Judaica at Saint Leo University, in addition to establishing the university’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies.
Investiture Ceremony
At 1 p.m., Sunday, November 20, Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, OFM, of the Archdiocese of Boston, will represent Pope Francis and conduct the investiture ceremony at Saint Leo University. The public is invited to this historic event, which will be followed by a dessert reception at 2 p.m. in the university’s Wellness Center. Reservations are required. RSVP for the investiture ceremony here. Parties of six or more should contact Dr. Matthew Tapie, director of Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, at matthew.tapie@saintleo.edu.
The ceremony also will be available via livestream at https://www.saintleo.edu/papal-knighthood.
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