International
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Bishop Farrell attends a webinar of the WCC on bilateral dialogues
By Admin Webmaster 11/9/2020 10:51:10 AMOn 27 October the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted the first in a webinar series on “Ecumenical Bilateral Dialogues
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Vatican invites Christians, Hindus to positivity, hope despite pandemic
By Admin Webmaster 11/6/2020 8:11:05 PMThe 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.
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Ecumenical Patriarch receives honoris causa doctorate from Antonianum
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2020 9:45:27 AMOn 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.
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Voices from the Communion: Einar Tjelle, Church of Norway
By Admin Webmaster 10/9/2020 9:54:57 AMIn the Church of Norway Rev. Einar Tjelle heads the Section for Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue and the Norwegian Interfaith Climate Network.
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Grand Imam: ‘Pope Francis restores to humanity its consciousness'
By Admin Webmaster 10/6/2020 9:19:42 AMThe Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, reacts to the release of Pope Francis’s Encyclical, "Fratelli tutti", on Sunday.
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Building a Culture of Compassion
By Admin Webmaster 10/2/2020 10:21:25 AMBoth 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.
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Ignore, resist, or engage? - Public Theology Webinar
By Admin Webmaster 9/21/2020 10:54:26 AMThe webinar aims to support religious leaders, concerned citizens of all faiths and traditions to respond constructively to religious nationalism.
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Lahore’s Archbishop Shaw hosts inter-religious gathering
By Admin Webmaster 8/18/2020 9:11:28 PM"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.
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Pope appoints new members to Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 7/10/2020 9:48:53 AMPope Francis names new members to the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
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Covid-19: UN urges unity and service on Buddhist feast of Vesakh
By Admin Webmaster 5/7/2020 8:47:10 PMThe 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.
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Higher Committee of Human Fraternity calls for day of prayer
By Admin Webmaster 5/2/2020 8:19:53 PMIn 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.
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Cardinal Ayuso: Ramadan an opportunity to show interreligious solidarity
By Admin Webmaster 5/1/2020 9:32:06 PMAs 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.
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Vatican urges Muslims and Christians to protect places of worship
By Admin Webmaster 5/1/2020 9:28:34 PMThe Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue releases its annual message for the Muslim month of Ramadan, and encourages everyone to protect all places of worship.
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Interreligious meeting in Jerusalem shows unity in times of trial
By Admin Webmaster 4/24/2020 2:57:43 PMMembers of numerous religions take part in an historic interreligious prayer meeting in Jerusalem.
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Feast of Vesakh: An opportunity for compassion and fraternity
By Admin Webmaster 4/3/2020 3:43:36 PMIn 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.
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Multi-faith religious leaders to gather in Reno to pray for victims of coronavirus
By Admin Webmaster 3/31/2020 2:59:40 PMIn 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.
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A Christian-Muslim initiative of hope in northern Lebanon
By Admin Webmaster 5/17/2017 10:19:52 AMAfter 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.
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Catholics pray for peace as India-Pakistan tension continues
By Admin Webmaster 10/20/2016 10:02:23 AM"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.
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Teramo (Italy): Muslims and Christians in dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 3/1/2016 8:17:23 AMWe 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.
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Pope Francis expresses closeness to Muslims for hajj tragedy
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMTurning his attention to the stampede that on Thursday killed more than 700 pilgrims and injured at least 863 during the annual hajj pilgrimage on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca -
WCC seminar explores links between indigenous ecological spiritualties and Christian faith
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDynamics of “Indigenous ecologicalspiritualties and Christian faith” were explored in detail at a World Council of Churches (WCC) seminar in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. -
The Difference Between Religious Diversity and Religious Pluralism
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn a previous article I explored how “choice and safety” are the key ingredients in converting de facto religious diversity into religious pluralism, an environment more conducive to transformative encounter with difference. Here I will look more closely ... -
Jewish, Christian and Muslim youth promote dialogue for peace
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMYoung participants in a World Council of Churches (WCC) interfaith summer course representing Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions hope to make a strong contribution towards dialogue in their home countries. Dialogue can break down stereotypes and build ... -
Hebrew-speaking Catholic community marks 60 years
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHebrew-speaking Catholic community marks 60 years... -
The Top Five Reasons to Study Religion
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIt’s not easy being chair of a religion department. August is an especially cruel month as we close out one academic year and start up a new one, and begin again to struggle with an increasingly vital challenge: recruiting and keeping more majors. ... -
WCC general secretary sends greetings to Muslims for Eid al Fitr
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAt the occasion of the Islamic festival of Eid al Fitr (the end of Ramadan), the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has extended greetings to the worldwide Muslim community in a message issued on ... -
Pope Francis: Christians and Jews, brothers and friends
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis week members of the International Council of Christians and Jews have been meeting to discuss “The 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate: The Past, Present, and Future of the Christian-Jewish Relationship”, and it was on this theme that Pope Francis addressed ... -
Pope receives members of B’nai B’rith International
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis on Thursday said Jews and Christians can continue to cooperate together “for the good of the peoples of our time” and work for peace together – especially in the Holy Land and the Middle East. Speaking to representatives of B'nai B'rith International... -
Seeds of Peace: US Buddhists and Christians come together in spirit of dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSuffering, freedom and fraternity are the central themes of the meeting. It's a dialogue that translates into concrete actions in their own cities. They are received in private audience by Pope Francis. -
Where All Ways Meet
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn my course of time there I met and worked with a variety of Christians Waysmeet funraiser collage (from Catholics to Quakers to Evangelicals and everything in between), Jews, Unitarian Universalists, Pagans, Polytheists, among others. But by far the largest group was people who...