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Presiding over an ecumenical and interreligious event in Mongolia, Pope Francis insists that religions have a great responsibility, and encourages religious leaders to pursue dialogue and harmony while avoiding scandal.

Pope Francis engages in a series of interreligious and ecumenical encounters in Lisbon, and calls on everyone to promote fraternity and care for the spiritual well-being of young people.

The Swedish ecumenical body deplores the incident occurred on 28 June outside the Great Mosque of Stockholm and expresses solidarity with the Muslim community: "It is a deliberate violation of Muslim faith and identity and an attack on people of faith"

A Buddhist Delegation from Thailand meets with representatives of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue in the Vatican. Having been due to meet with the Pope who is recovering from surgery but will be discharged tomorrow, the delegation leave him a letter of prayers and well-wishes.

Pope 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.

The 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.

According 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.

Ahead 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.

The 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.

The 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.

Pope 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.

Pope 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.

Pope 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.

The 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.

A solemn interfaith ceremony was held this afternoon in Abu Dhabi, marking the opening of the Abrahamic Family House, a complex that represents a milestone in interfaith dialogue in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the memory of Pope Francis's visit is very much alive.

Religious leaders, including Christians, have hailed the move to curb child marriages in India's northeastern

The 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.

UN's World Interfaith Harmony Week stresses the need to advance mutual understanding and promote harmony among all people

Nobody is safe, says one Peshawar Christian as calls ring out for greater protection after bomber kills at least 101 people

Pope 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.

The 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.

Pope Francis greets a delegation of Buddhists from Cambodia, and encourages interreligious dialogue as a way to cultivate ecological responsibility.

The premier's meeting with the tiny community in an overwhelmingly Muslim country.

India today marked the 30th anniversary of an event that has sadly epitomised the recent history of relations between the country's religious communities.

 Pope Francis received in audience a delegation from the Rabbinical Seminary of Latin America.

Pope Francis received in private audience a delegation of the World Jewish Congress for the organization’s Executive Committee Meeting.

The pontiff's trip to Bahrain and two inter-religious forums have re-energised discussion between different faiths and within Islam.

The 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”.

Pope 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.

As 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.