International

On 27 October the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted the first in a webinar series on “Ecumenical Bilateral Dialogues

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has issued a message on the occasion of Deepavali (or Diwali) this year, encouraging a positive spirit and hope for the future.

On 21 October His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by the Pontifical Antonianum University in Rome during the ceremony for the solemn inauguration of the 2020–2021 academic year. 

In the Church of Norway Rev. Einar Tjelle heads the Section for Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue and the Norwegian Interfaith Climate Network.

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, reacts to the release of Pope Francis’s Encyclical, "Fratelli tutti", on Sunday.

Both Buddhist and Christian practitioners and experts in a variety of fields have contributed essays to this volume on issues of importance in Buddhist-Christian relations. 

The webinar aims to support religious leaders, concerned citizens of all faiths and traditions to respond constructively to religious nationalism.

"We are united even in the difficult time of Covid-19", Archbishop Shaw says during an inter-religious ceremony marking the reopening of Pakistan's churches.

Pope Francis names new members to the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.

The UN chief has released a message for Vesakh, underscoring Buddha’s timeless message of unity and service. The Vatican had earlier released a message for the occasion.

In response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity calls for a day of “prayer and supplication” to God for an end to the pandemic.

As Muslims around the world celebrate the month of Ramadan, the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue urges Christians and Muslims to show solidarity in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue releases its annual message for the Muslim month of Ramadan, and encourages everyone to protect all places of worship.

Members of numerous religions take part in an historic interreligious prayer meeting in Jerusalem.

In a message for the Buddhist feast of Vesakh, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue invites Buddhists and Christians to promote a culture of compassion and fraternity.

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Nevada’s faith leaders from various traditions will join together to pray for God’s mercy concerning worldwide outbreak of coronavirus, its victims and their loved ones, and care providers; in Reno on March 15.

After having spent two weeks in November 2016 in Egypt, two Taizé brothers continued their journey with a three week visit to Lebanon in November and the beginning of December. Among the many wonderful meetings they had during their stay in Lebanon, here a brother tells of a meeting in Tripoli, a town in northern Lebanon, with Muslim and Christian leaders in which he took part.

"Our beloved country is going through extraordinary challenges, especially on its borders," said Cardinal Baselois Cleemis, president of the Indian Catholic bishops’ conference in a statement issued to all 168 diocese as he set aside Oct. 16 as a day of prayer for the nation.

We can become creators of dialogue by instilling trust instead of fear and love instead of distrust. This is what the Focolare community of Teramo has been able to do through contacts with a very special person: the Imam of their city.