The German Coordination Council of the Societies for Christian-Jewish Cooperation has announced that Prof. Dr. Christian Rutishauser SJ will be awarded the prestigious Buber-Rosenzweig Medal on March 8, 2026, in Cologne. The 2026 theme for Christian-Jewish cooperation is "Shoulder to Shoulder Together."

A leading figure in Jewish-Christian dialogue in Europe and beyond, Prof. Rutishauser is a Jesuit priest and Judaic Studies professor at the University of Lucerne. His extensive academic and interreligious work spans institutions in Jerusalem, New York, and Switzerland. He has served as Provincial of the Swiss Jesuits and is currently a Vatican advisor on Jewish-Catholic relations.