International
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Greek Muslims and Christians Unite in Earthquake Relief Effort
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn interesting initiative has been launched in Komotini to help the earthquake victims on the island of Cephalonia. Cephalonia is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and is home to more than ... -
Workshops celebrating Vatican artefacts taking place in Sharjah
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn celebration of the unique, unprecedented exhibition from the Vatican currently showing at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization and featuring traditional artefacts and material culture of Muslim communities the world over, the Sharjah Museums Department ... -
Pope Francis's message to Islamic-Christian Prayer Meeting in Lebanon
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis has sent a message of encouragement to participants at an Islamic-Christian Prayer Meeting taking place in Lebanon this week. Signed by the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the message urged both Christians and Muslims ... -
Tomas Halík to use Templeton Prize money for dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMCzech priest Tomas Halik wants to use the equivalent of 36 million crowns that goes with the 2014 Templeton Prize, which he won last week, especially for activities related to the dialogue between ... -
Couple to lead interfaith dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM...husband and wife Bible scholars — he’s a Christian, she’s a Jew and they both have doctorates — will lead a discussion at Beth David on how people of both traditions view the Bible... -
Cardinal Sandri on interfaith work in schools: education for peaceful coexistence
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMCardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for Eastern Churches, has applauded a Rome initiative reexamining the so-called Amman Message on the tenth anniversary of its publication. The Message was issued by Jordan’s King Abdullah II in ... -
Global Freedom Network founded by Catholics, Anglicans, Muslims to end trafficking
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMRepresentatives of the Catholic, Anglican and Muslim worlds gathered for the first time ever in the Vatican press office on Monday for the launch of a Global Freedom Network aimed at eradicating human trafficking by the end of the decade. Philippa Hitchen went along to witness ... -
Baha'i and Cao Dai: Differences and Similarities
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMComparison chart: Differences - Similarities -
Religious leaders willing to contribute to dialogue, peace in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMCatholic, Orthodox and Protestant leaders in 13 countries—Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Estonia—have issued a common message of “vital concern” for their people. -
Pope Francis meets high level interfaith group on its return from Holy Land pilgrimage
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis has met with 45 important interfaith leaders from Argentina who have just returned from the Holy Land, which the Pontiff himself is due to visit May 24-26. Thursday’s meeting in the Santa Marta guesthouse included 15 Jews, 15 Muslims and 15 Catholics. Their trip... -
Francis and Benedict XVI
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Pope Emeritus told Patriarch al-Rahi that he prays every day for the country that gave him "unforgettable moments." Today, major figures in Christian circles and among the elite are dejected for having "worked for nothing," bitter that they "were wrong to stay.... -
On learning from difference while sharing similarities
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM“Would you like to pray together?” the young Muslim man asked me as I entered the small multi-faith chapel at Heathrow Airport last week. I felt puzzled, thinking that he must not have noticed the yarmulke on my head. He repeated the question... -
Interreligious dialogue explores challenges offered by modernity and spirituality
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn international team representing the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its longstanding dialogue partner the Center for Inter-religious Dialogue in Tehran held the seventh round of dialogue under the theme “Modernity and Spirituality”, leading to a ... -
Yoga and Christianity: Are They Compatible? - A Biblical Worldview Perspective
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMWhat is yoga? For many in the West, yoga is simply a system of physical exercise, a means of strengthening the body, improving flexibility, and even healing or preventing a variety of bodily ailments. But if we inquire into the history and philosophy of yoga ... -
True dialogue doesn’t allow you to give up your distinct beliefs
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMI have to admit that sometimes I get weary of those Christians who, upon learning I am actively involved in different forms of interfaith dialogue, judge me as not being Christian enough. The assumption goes that if you can “get along” and dialogue with those who believe and -
Pope Francis: Christians and Jews should build 'a more just and fraternal world'
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis on Thursday urged Christians and Jews to cooperate in constructing “a more just and fraternal world” during a meeting with members of the American Jewish Committee. “In this regard, I call to mind in a particular way our common efforts to serve the poor,... -
The Conference of World Religions
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn the early part of the 20th century a historic conference of world religions was held in 1924 in London to promote understanding and to underline the importance of religion in the world. As part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK’s centenary celebrations we are seeking to ... -
GMA applaud Ahmadiyya community UK for hosting Conference of World Religions
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe conference was part of celebrating the centenary of the Ahmadiyya community in the UK. The first Ahmadiyya mosque was opened in 1913 in London. It has now 100 branches across the UK. The theme of the conference was “God in the 21st Century” and ... -
God in the 21st Century: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rallies Faith Leaders for World Peace
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMUnder the theme: “God in the 21st Century,” a Conference of World Religions opened at the Guildhall in London on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, as a unique platform for international faith... -
The World Interfaith Harmony Week
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe World Interfaith Harmony Week was first proposed at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010 by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Just under a month later, on October 20, 2010, it was unanimously adopted by the UN and henceforth the first week of February will be observed as a World Interfaith Harmony Week. -
Pope Francis: Let 'such horrors never occur again, for they are a disgrace of humanity'
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope writes a letter to his friend Rabbi Skorka, which will be read at tonight's 'Violins of Hope' concert in Rome. After being discovered and restored, twelve violins and a cello that survived the Holocaust, each with its tragic history, will be played together for the first time in Italy. -
Message about Christmas
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSeason of goodwill: If Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Isa (Jesus), a prophet respected and revered in Islam, is it so wrong to wish a blessed day for those who celebrate it? -
The Focolare Movement and interreligious dialogue (2)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHere’s the second part of the interview with Maria Voce, president of the Focolare Movement, on the contribution of the Movement to interreligious dialogue. The prophecy of Chiara Lubich and the advancement of dialogue today. -
Peaceful procession marks special date at Islamic Centre
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA peaceful procession and an interfaith programme were held at the Zainabiya Islamic Centre in Granby. -
The Focolare Movement and interreligious dialogue (1)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn interview with Maria Voce, president of the Focolare Movement, on the contribution of the Movement to interreligious dialogue. Discovering all the beauty there is in humanity. Here’s the first of two parts. -
Archbishop and Imam Call for UN Peacekeeping Force in Central African Republic
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Catholic archbishop and imam of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have issued a joint appeal for a United Nations peacekeeping force, warning that the country is on the brink of war. -
God in the 21st Century: Conference of World Religions
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFor all the achievements and progress of the past century, the world has become increasingly divided and restless with hostilities and conflicts ever-present. The struggle for supremacy of world powers and the spiralling threat of extremism are playing havoc with the world ... -
A Very Buddhist Christmas
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSitting in my mother's home in Baltimore, Maryland -- the state named for the mother of Jesus, by the many Catholic co-founders of the colony -- I listen to Barbara Streisand sing the divine melodies of Ave Maria. It's deliberate, serene, rich with ... -
Gregory III urges Christians in the Middle East not to emigrate
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn his Christmas letter, the Greek Catholic patriarch of Antioch and All the East pleads with Christians to live their mission in the Arab world through charity and social action without leaving the region. Muslim leaders appreciate the Christian contribution to Arab culture. Muslims and ... -
Islam and Peace
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMI would like to share an interesting incident here. When the Prophet was in Medina, one day it happened that he saw a funeral procession passing by a street. The Prophet was seated at that time, and on seeing the funeral procession, he stood up in respect. One of ...