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Bengaluru: thousands of Christian and Muslim names removed from electoral rolls
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2023 10:26:48 AMThe names of several thousand voters belonging to religious minorities were removed from the electoral rolls.
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Maps, multi-ethnic origins and movement of the Spirit
By Admin Webmaster 2/20/2023 11:13:40 AMChurch planter, Christian blogger and interfaith pioneer in his native Malaysia were among the most formative experiences for Rev. Dr Sivin Kit on his journey to leadership with the LWF in Geneva.
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Rebooting ecumenism
By Admin Webmaster 1/30/2023 10:01:45 AMIf dialogue between the Churches was a way out of the tensions of the world wars of the 20th century, today’s new conflicts show that the efforts of that great work could not eliminate the reasons for divisions
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Inter-intra Religious Dialogue - Evangelii Gaudium
By Admin Webmaster 10/31/2022 10:28:10 AMWays of building bridges in the context of inter-intra religious dialogue in the light of Evangelii Gaudium
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Pakistan government slams religious freedom NGO: 'It defames us at the UN'.
By Admin Webmaster 8/24/2022 9:26:50 AMAccording to a local newspaper, the federal government has asked the Punjab authorities to take action against the Centre for Social Justice
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Archbishop Machado calls for respect for religious freedom after Christians are attacked in Tamil Nadu
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 8:49:05 AMFor the archbishop of Vasai, the law should take its course after a local official was arrested for attacking some Christians.
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Guidelines for ministry in a multi-religious world
By Admin Webmaster 8/8/2022 9:30:12 AMEvangelical Lutheran Church in America shares suggestions for planning interfaith services and events
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Nostra Aetate Foundation student successfully completes her experience in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 7/8/2022 11:21:41 AM27 June 2022/Rome – Ms. Aigerim Dyussenova of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, successfully completed her experience in Rome as a student of the Christian tradition and of interreligious dialogue.
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Cardinal Ayuso: religious freedom guarantees peace
By Admin Webmaster 7/8/2022 11:06:13 AMThe Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue sends a message to the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) hosted by the British Government in London.
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The Good Samaritan Resource Center helping Christians and Muslims in Faisalabad
By Admin Webmaster 7/4/2022 9:46:20 AMThanks to the charity he was able to reopen a shop and supply it with goods.
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Christian Witness book presentation will provide opportunity for discussion
By Admin Webmaster 4/18/2022 10:04:00 AMChristian Witness in a Multi-Religious World is a newly published book that marks the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking ecumenical document of the same name.
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Nostra Aetate Foundation student seeks to nurture Christian-Muslim relations in her home country of Kazakhstan
By Admin Webmaster 4/13/2022 9:39:56 AMMs. Aigerim Dyussenova, Nostra Aetate Foundation’s newest student, desires to strengthen bonds between Christians and Muslims in her home country, Kazakhstan.
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Message for the month ò Râmdan and ID Al-FITR 1443 H
By Admin Webmaster 4/10/2022 9:14:27 PMChristians and Muslims: Sharing joys and sorrows
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New Book on Christian Witness promotes interreligious dialogue and ecumenism
By Admin Webmaster 4/4/2022 8:50:20 AMThe Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has spearheaded the publication of a new book, Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World, to mark the 10th anniversary of the document of the same name.
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Joint Communique: Annual Meeting of the PCID and the IRDC-WCC
By Admin Webmaster 3/30/2022 9:43:56 AMThe annual meeting of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation (IRDC) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) took place at the PCID Office on 24-25 March 2022.
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Text of Video Message Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Chair of the Muslim Council of Elders
By Admin Webmaster 2/16/2022 11:03:15 AMDelivered on the International Day of Human Fraternity (A recorded speech broadcast via video conference)
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Pope to Holy Land Review: Tell the story of fraternity in the Middle East
By Admin Webmaster 1/21/2022 10:13:51 AMA group of around 50 journalists from The Holy Land Review, accompanied by Fr. Francesco Patton, OFM, the Custos of the Holy Land, met the Pope for a private audience on Monday morning.
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Zayed Award committee members hail good collaboration
By Admin Webmaster 8/12/2021 8:22:51 AMJury committee members of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity met on Friday to review entries for the 2022 prize, which recognizes individuals and institutions offering profound contributions to human progress and peaceful coexistence.
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Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi to open in 2022
By Admin Webmaster 6/15/2021 7:23:21 PMThe cultural landmark in the UAE capital, which includes a synagogue, a church and a mosque, is meant to be a beacon of understanding and peaceful coexistence, inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity.
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Vatican sends greetings to Muslims as Ramadan begins
By Admin Webmaster 4/16/2021 9:48:58 PMThe Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue releases a message addressed to "all Muslim brothers and sisters" to show solidarity and friendship as they start their month of Ramadan and look ahead to ‘Id al-Fitr.
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Faith and symbolism at Rome’s interreligious Meeting for Peace
By Admin Webmaster 10/22/2020 9:26:50 AMPope Francis and leaders of world religions gathered in Rome on Tuesday to pray for peace and fraternity in a divided world. The international and interreligious Meeting to Pray for Peace was entitled "No one is saved alone. Peace and Fraternity".
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Pope signs Rome 2020 Appeal for Peace
By Admin Webmaster 10/21/2020 8:01:03 AMAn Appeal for Peace is signed in Rome by Pope Francis and by leaders of world religions gathered at the International Prayer Meeting for Peace "No one is saved alone - Peace and Fraternity".
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Pope Francis: ‘No one is saved alone’
By Admin Webmaster 10/21/2020 7:58:16 AMPope Francis is inviting leaders of other faiths to work together “with the gentle strength of faith to end all conflicts.” His appeal comes as part of his discourse at an International Meeting for Peace, held in Rome and organized by the Community of Saint Egidio, entitled “No one is saved alone. Peace and Fraternity.”
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Pope participates in Moment of prayer for peace
By Admin Webmaster 10/21/2020 7:56:01 AMPope Francis participated in an ecumenical prayer service which was followed by an interreligious Meeting for Peace together with leaders of the world’s major religions in Rome. The event, entitled “No one is saved alone. Peace and Fraternity” was organized by the Community of saint Egidio.
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Nominations open for 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity
By Admin Webmaster 10/20/2020 5:22:08 PMThe Higher Committee for Human Fraternity launches a world-wide search for persons embodying the “values of humility, humanitarianism and respect”.
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Nostrae aetate: Opening the path to interreligious dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 6/19/2020 9:50:10 AMIn the past, there was discussion about the interpretation of the conciliar texts. Now, the Vatican documents themselves are sometimes being called into question. Let’s look back at a document that has left its mark on the history of the Church.
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Vatican congregation to send ventilators to Syria and Holy Land
By Admin Webmaster 4/20/2020 9:59:18 AMA Vatican Congregation has announced that it is sending medical supplies to Syria and the Holy Land as the coronavirus spreads across the Middle East.
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Myanmar’s prominent Buddhist monk contributes to Pope’s coronavirus fund
By Admin Webmaster 4/20/2020 9:55:49 AMSitagu Sayadaw made a contribution to the coronavirus emergency fund of Pope Francis and also donated essential food items for the needy of the Archdiocese of Mandalay
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Pope in Azerbaijan: in the night of conflict, may religions be a "dawn of peace"
By Admin Webmaster 10/3/2016 11:08:22 PMPope Francis’ final appointment in Azerbaijan dedicated to interfaith dialogue. "God can not be invoked for partisan interests and selfish ends, nor be used to justify any form of fundamentalism, imperialism or colonialism".
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Comparing Christianity & Buddhism
By Admin Webmaster 9/30/2016 1:47:15 PMThe claims of Buddha and Christ are in fact so different that we may wonder whether Buddhism can be called a "religion" at all. It does not speak of God, or Brahman, as does Hinduism from which it emerged.
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World religions to share values and knowledge at COP28
By Admin Webmaster 6/1/2023 9:19:12 AMPope Francis receives the Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders and the Special Representative of the UAE Presidency to discuss the crucial contribution of faith communities in the upcoming COP28 conference in Dubai.
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Pope to attend 'Not Alone' international meeting on Human Fraternity
By Admin Webmaster 5/24/2023 8:06:52 AMThe International Meeting on Human Fraternity, entitled “Not alone” (#notalone), will be held in St. Peter’s Square, as well as simultaneously in eight other squares around the world, in the presence of Pope Francis, on 10 June.
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Religious freedom situation in the world 'worsening'
By Admin Webmaster 5/11/2023 7:56:30 AMAccording to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), several countries in the world recorded a significant deterioration of religious freedom conditions throughout 2022.
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Eternity – What’s Next? Faith leaders reflect
By Admin Webmaster 4/27/2023 8:16:39 AMAhead of an interfaith event on the subject of eternity, the Archbishop of Birmingham discusses the importance of interreligious dialogue, and offers some personal reflections on the subject of life after death.
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Abrahamic Family House welcomes UAE residents, visitors for worship
By Admin Webmaster 3/26/2023 6:28:41 AMThe Abrahamic Family House offers a tranquil haven for the faithful of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam to worship in Abu Dhabi and engage in interreligious dialogue.
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Vatican message for Ramadan urges promoting culture of friendship
By Admin Webmaster 3/24/2023 8:31:46 PMThe Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue releases message for Islam’s holy month of Ramadan and Id al-Fitr, urging both Christians and Muslims worldwide to join in building a “more peaceful, harmonious and joyful coexistence” as opposed to “a culture of hate” fuelled today by social media.
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Pope to Buddhists: Religions play crucial role in fostering fraternity
By Admin Webmaster 3/16/2023 7:56:50 PMPope Francis receives a delegation of the United Association of Humanistic Buddhism of Taiwan and highlights the crucial role of religions in fostering fraternity by promoting a culture of encounter.
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Pope: Chistians and Muslims must be witnesses of truth and love in world scarred by war
By Admin Webmaster 3/15/2023 8:34:31 AMPope Francis sends a letter to the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, spiritual leader of Iraqi Shiites in which he recalls their fruitful meeting two years ago during the papal visit to Iraq and encourages him to promote fraternity among believers as a concrete response to today's challenges.
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Pope Francis: Jerusalem holds universal spiritual value
By Admin Webmaster 3/9/2023 8:24:23 PMPope Francis greets participants in an interreligious dialogue group between the Holy See and Palestine, and recalls the universal value of Jerusalem for the three major monotheistic religions.
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Holy See and Sultanate of Oman establish full diplomatic relations
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2023 8:22:55 AMThe newly established diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Sultanate of Oman are based on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961 that envisages an Apostolic Nunciature to the Sultanate of Oman and an Embassy to the Holy See. The Catholic Church in Oman through its priests and religious wishes to continue contributing to the social welfare of the Sultanate.
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India’s religious leaders hail drive against child marriage
By Admin Webmaster 2/15/2023 9:26:37 AMReligious leaders, including Christians, have hailed the move to curb child marriages in India's northeastern
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Yogyakarta: Islamic university awards honorary doctorate to Card Guixot
By Admin Webmaster 2/15/2023 8:47:54 AMThe State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga honoured the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in a ceremony yesterday in the presence of several Catholic and Muslim officials who spoke about Indonesia’s particular religious and social characteristics.
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Diplomats, faith leaders urged to advance religious tolerance
By Admin Webmaster 2/8/2023 10:04:40 AMUN's World Interfaith Harmony Week stresses the need to advance mutual understanding and promote harmony among all people
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Pakistan mosque blast scares Christians
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2023 11:15:13 AMNobody is safe, says one Peshawar Christian as calls ring out for greater protection after bomber kills at least 101 people
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Pope addresses Zayed prize-winners and encourages interreligious dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 2/5/2023 9:03:06 AMPope Francis addresses the winners of the Zayed Prize for Human Fraternity, and tells them that fraternity can be reached, and peace obtained, but that it is a long journey.
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Vatican hosts conference on women and interreligious encounter
By Admin Webmaster 1/25/2023 7:36:10 AMThe Dicastery for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue is set to host a conference in Rome on the importance of women building a culture of interreligious encounter, on 25-27 January.
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Pope to Buddhists: Dialogue can foster ecological conversion
By Admin Webmaster 1/19/2023 9:53:38 PMPope Francis greets a delegation of Buddhists from Cambodia, and encourages interreligious dialogue as a way to cultivate ecological responsibility.
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Sheikh Hasina to Christians for Christmas: 'Thank you for your contribution'
By Admin Webmaster 12/26/2022 9:43:26 AMThe premier's meeting with the tiny community in an overwhelmingly Muslim country.
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Thirty years after the attack, Ayodhya remains a hotbed of religious intolerance
By Admin Webmaster 12/7/2022 9:19:05 AMIndia today marked the 30th anniversary of an event that has sadly epitomised the recent history of relations between the country's religious communities.
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A delegation from Rabbinical Seminary of Latin America received by Pope Francis
By Admin Webmaster 12/7/2022 8:52:44 AMPope Francis received in audience a delegation from the Rabbinical Seminary of Latin America.
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Pope receives delegation of World Jewish Congress
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2022 8:39:03 AMPope Francis received in private audience a delegation of the World Jewish Congress for the organization’s Executive Committee Meeting.
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Iraqi academic: Pope Francis points way forward for dialogue between Sunnis and Shiites
By Admin Webmaster 11/23/2022 9:26:17 AMThe pontiff's trip to Bahrain and two inter-religious forums have re-energised discussion between different faiths and within Islam.
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Cardinal Ayuso: dialogue as an “existential skill"
By Admin Webmaster 11/16/2022 8:43:11 AMThe Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue is happy to note the continuity in Muslim-Christian relations, and the importance of dialogue that he describes as an “existential skill”.
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Pope in Bahrain: Prayer and fraternity are our modest but effective weapons
By Admin Webmaster 11/5/2022 7:19:58 AMPope Francis encourages members of the Muslim Council of Elders in Bahrain to embrace fraternity, prayer and common efforts to help humanity rediscover the hidden sources of life, foster peace and promote care of the disadvantaged in society.
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Cardinal Ayuso: world needs intereligious dialogue for peace
By Admin Webmaster 11/4/2022 8:23:42 PMAs the two-day "Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence" wraps up with Pope Francis’ intervention on Friday, Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, highlights the importance of these interreligious events to foster human fraternity and peace in a war-torn world.
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Pope at Bahrain Dialogue Forum: Religious leaders have duty to help humanity
By Admin Webmaster 11/4/2022 4:19:39 PMAt the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue, Pope Francis speaks out against war, and for true religious freedom, recognizing women, protecting children's fundamental rights, and on the concept of citizenship.
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Pope Francis leads appeal for peace together with Christian and world religious leaders
By Admin Webmaster 11/2/2022 9:12:47 AMPope Francis presided over an ecumenical service with Christian leaders
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Pope, religious leaders launch appeal: 'No more war and universal ceasefire'
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2022 8:14:17 AMAs war plagues the world, Pope Francis and religious leaders make an adamant appeal for a universal ceasefire, as part of the Community of Sant’Egidio's prayer for peace to mark the closing of its 36th 'Spirit of Assisi' event at Rome's Colosseum.
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Pope at Spirit of Assisi: God's name 'cannot bless terror and violence'
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2022 8:13:51 AMAt the Community of Sant'Egidio's 'Cry for Peace' at the Colosseum, Pope Francis reiterates that religions cannot be used for war, and calls for nations to defuse conflicts with the weapon of dialogue.
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A monk from Mandalay studying dialogue to heal his land
By Admin Webmaster 2/3/2023 9:23:49 AMA Theravada Buddhist monk is studying interfaith dialogue and exchange with people from other religious traditions at the John Paul II Center.
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Pushkar fair provides an opportunity for religions to meet
By Admin Webmaster 11/7/2022 10:37:52 AMA showcase for the local culture, world-famous fair in Ajmer District (Rajasthan) opened until 8 November. Activities include a march by representatives of different faiths. For Fr Cosmos Shakhawat, it is an important “symbol of communal harmony”.
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About Mahatma Gandhi
By Admin Webmaster 7/18/2022 9:41:58 AMWhen Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, he was already a legend. He was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 in Gujarat/India.
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Myanmar’s faith leaders urge country to seek the good of all
By Admin Webmaster 7/15/2020 9:12:58 AMLeaders of various faiths in Myanmar are appealing to the leaders of the nation and faith communities to listen to one another with respect, end the internal conflicts, and work for the good of all.
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Taiwan: Vatican at the Sixth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium
By Admin Webmaster 11/17/2017 10:44:50 PMThe sixth Buddhist-Christian colloquium in Taiwan, held on November 13, 2017, in the Ling Jou Monastery of Taipei
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Cardinal Bo brings religions together for peace in Myanmar
By Admin Webmaster 5/2/2017 10:22:40 AMThe April 26-27 event brought together some 200 Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Hindu leaders, political parties, diplomats and local civil society groups. Religious leaders wanted to seize the momentum as Myanmar transitions to becoming a full democracy after more than 50 years of military rule.
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Un train de Noël pour promouvoir la paix et l’harmonie interreligieuse
By Admin Webmaster 12/31/2016 11:34:19 PMCe train de la Pakistan’s Railways dont les wagons seront ornés de messages de paix et d’harmonie
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Christmas spirit at inter-faith peace rally in Rajasthan city
By Admin Webmaster 12/25/2016 12:53:09 AMChristians, Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs made up the 10,000 people in the eight-mile walk through the city
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A Buddhist monk who preaches universal brotherhood
By Admin Webmaster 12/16/2016 10:00:57 PMThe story of Phramaha Thongrattana Thavorn’s encounter with Chiara Lubich and who, at her funeral, in 2008 had said: Chiara is also one of us.
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Final Statement of BIRA VI (Pattaya - Thailand 16-20 Nov. 2015)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIt is by God’s grace and providence that we 87 participants in the Sixth Bishops’ Institute for Interreligious Affairs (BIRA VI), from 17 different countries, have come to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nostra aetate in our Asian context -
The “Yogyakarta Statement”: Guidelines for Religious Harmony and Communal Stability
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn recent years, we have heard much about the importance of mutual tolerance and non-discrimination on the part of religious believers and communities. But somehow, the practical reality of achieving this tolerance has been erratic or even absent altogether, evidenced... -
India reaches out to Indonesia's Buddhist community
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIndia has reached out to the large Buddhist community in Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, by organising an exhibition on the Buddha. -
Pakistan’s religious minorities included in school textbooks
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHistory courses for grade 8, 10 and 11 students will contain references to the role Christians, Hindus and Sikhs played in building the country after independence. The successful changes to the curriculum is the work of the Pakistan Minorities Teachers' Association (PMTA) -
Pakistan: Muslim and Christian leaders come together for religious harmony
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMTo re-create harmony, security and confidence among the Christians of Youhanabad, the district of Lahore hit by the two recent attacks on Christian churches: is the aim of the meeting organized in recent days by the "Council for Interreligious Dialogue" in Lahore ... -
Sri Lanka: In Search of Reconciliation
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMI met Mawlavi Faiz, the chief caretaker and Imam of the Red Mosque in Kandy, on his way out after the evening prayers. On being asked his reaction to recent events in the southern towns of Aluthgama and nearby Dharga in Sri Lanka, his mood was somber ... -
Buddhistdoor International to Co-host Interfaith Forum at HKU
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis public forum, “Verses of Love: Buddhist, Christian, and Islamic Poets on Embracing ‘the Other,’” will explore the common values found in Buddhist, Islamic, and Christian poetry. -
Le pape visite un temple bouddhiste à Colombo, une étape non prévue au programme officiel
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLa visite n’était pas inscrite au programme officiel. De retour à Colombo après avoir présidé un temps de prière mariale au sanctuaire de Madhu, dans le nord du pays, le pape François a effectué une visite-surprise dans un temple bouddhiste de la capitale du Sri Lanka,... -
Religion must never be abused in the cause of war
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis underlined the significance and urgency of interreligious and ecumenical dialogue in a nation, like Sri Lanka, that is undergoing a process of reconciliation after civil war. -
The 2014 Events of the Interfaith and Ecumenical Dialogue in HCM City's Archdiocese
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe 2014 Events of the Interfaith Dialogue Committee in Saigon -
The 2014 events of the Interfaith Dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMReview activities in 2014 -
Indonesian law on interfaith unions thrown into the judicial spotlight
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMWhen Ardiyanto, a devout Catholic, fell in love with a Muslim woman named Mariani, he never thought that the newfound relationship would come between him and his faith. -
Indonesian Muslim, Buddhist team seeks to ‘bring peace for Rohingya’
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMuslims and Buddhists in Indonesia have joined hands to help resolve the conflict over the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and plan to send a team to Rakhine State to talk with Buddhist monks, according to the Jakarta Post. -
4th Annual Inter-religious meeting: Lifting up our joy to heaven as one
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis was the theme for the 4thAnnual Inter-religious meeting held at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre at 3:00 in the afternoon on October 27, 2014. It was attended by the General representative of the Archdiocesan Clergy, Fr. Ignatius Ho Van Xuan ... -
Religious Tolerance for Peace (Interfaith dialogue in Vietnam)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMReligious tolerance is a necessary foundation for harmony and peace. It requires an open heart and a willingness to accept followers of various religions, allowing others to hold religious beliefs that are different from yours and respecting those people and their beliefs. -
For interfaith families, evangelization is a two-way street
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Extraordinary Synod for the Family has begun, and like all Asian Catholics I am hoping our concerns will be adequately represented in this predominantly Western gathering. -
Buddhist composes symphony to mark Pope’s Sri Lanka visit
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn an effort for religious reconciliation, the Sri Lankan government has commissioned a symphony from a Buddhist composer to commemorate Pope Francis’ voyage to the nation which will take place in January. -
The Power of Tolerance in Interfaith Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe year 2015 will see the formal inauguration of the ASEAN community. It is imperative that proper preparations be made to correspond with this event. Both the Thai government sector and the private sector have been carrying out ongoing work ... -
Religious Tolerance: Message from Rev. Joseph Chusak Sirisut
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMessage from Culiculum Vitae S.E. Most Rev. Joseph Chusak Sirisut, Catholic Bishop of Diocese of Nakhonratchasima, Thailand -
Religious Tolerance: 1st Interfaith Dialogue on Religious Leaders for Peace in ASEAN Community (Sept. 2014)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM1st Interfaith Dialogue on Religious Leaders for Peace in ASEAN Community - Topic: Religious Tolerance (24-29 September 2014) Ayutthaya, Thailand -
Muslim leaders to attend Kuala Lumpur consecration
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe archbishop-elect urged to oppose the destructive forces of religious extremism to help Malaysia survive as a united nation. Some 10,000 people, including Muslim religious leaders and civil officials, are expected to attend the Episcopal ordination of Kuala Lumpur's new Archbishop...
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The 12th Interfaith Encounter in Saigon (27.10.2022)
By Admin Webmaster 12/30/2022 3:56:04 PM"Interreligious Encounter" may be a strange term for many people, but for all those interested and involved in interreligious dialogue, this annual meeting, every October 27, at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Saigon is the culmination of several months of preparation...
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ASEAN lawmakers warn that religious freedom is too restricted in their countries
By Admin Webmaster 11/21/2022 9:37:47 AMA group of lawmakers from ASEAN’s 10 member states call on their government to “stop using 'public order' and 'harmony' as justifications for imposing unwarranted restrictions on this fundamental right.”
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The 9th meeting for interfaith dialogues 2019
By Admin Webmaster 10/24/2019 7:58:47 PMThe 9th meeting for interfaith dialogues, theme: COMBINATION OF CULTURES AND RELIGION, on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 3:00pm at Saigon pastoral center, 6 bis Tôn Đức Thắng Street, Bến Nghé Qard, District 1, HCM City
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Activities of Interfaith dialogue in 2016
By Admin Webmaster 6/6/2018 8:52:36 PMTogether with the Office for Interreligious and Ecumenical Relations, we have to review the past year with many meetings, visits, conferences… with the aim of understanding and enriching the brotherhood...
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Interfaith gathering celebrates mercy in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/10/2017 8:02:04 PMCatholics invited others of different faiths to share about charitable activities.
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Religious Tolerance for Peace
By Admin Webmaster 3/11/2016 10:26:34 AMThe tranditional culture of Vietnam is very much influenced by a mix of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. A happy family is built on trust, respect, loyalty and love. The traditional Vietnamese family has handed on those values in a large, multi-generational unit...
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Rencontres Catholiques-Bouddhistes à Saigon
By Admin Webmaster 3/11/2016 10:26:07 AMA l’occasion de la fête de Vesak, le cardinal JB Pham Minh Man accompagné des membres du bureau pour le Dialogue Interreligieux se sont rendus le 23 mai 2013 à la pagode An Quang pour présenter leurs salutations cordiales aux membres de l’Office du Bouddhisme vietnamien à HCM ville
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