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The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID) grew out of the need to address the question, "How can citizens of the world live in peace and harmony?" The Institute was established in 2002 as a 501-c-3 non-profit educational organization by Turkish-Americans and their friends. The Institute aims to eliminate or reduce false stereotypes, prejudices and unjustified fears through direct human communication.

In a land area of 2,093.7 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers Ho Chi Minh City, except for its Cu Chi subdistrict that belongs to the neighboring Phu Cuong diocese. The archdiocese is bounded by Phu Cuong diocese in the north, Xuan Loc diocese in the east and southeast, My Tho diocese in the west and southwest.

« Que votre mission dans l'Église et dans le monde soit toujours et uniquement « dans le Christ », qu'elle réponde à sa logique et non à celle du monde, qu'elle soit éclairée par la foi et animée par la charité qui nous viennent de la Croix glorieuse du Seigneur » : telle est l'exhortation que le Saint-Père Benoît XVI a adressé aux 22 nouveaux Cardinaux créés au cours du Consistoire ayant eu lieu dans la Basilique Saint-Pierre au matin du 18 février.

Dialogue Interreligieux Monastique / Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIMMID) is an international monastic organization that promotes and supports dialogue, especially dialogue at the level of religious experience and practice, between Christian monastic men and women and followers of other religions.

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude to Your Eminence Cardinal Phạm Minh Mẫn and the Archbishop’s Residence for this significant opportunity so that we can be here today in this unforgetable meeting.

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam: In the same vein,we would like to propose a pastoral plan for 3 years with the following themes for each year: - 2012: Understanding and living out the Church as Mystery; - 2013: Cultivating and fostering the communion in the Church; - 2014: Being in communion for mission.

The Lenten season offers us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: charity. This is a favourable time to renew our journey of faith, both as individuals and as a community, with the help of the word of God and the sacraments. This journey is one marked by prayer and sharing, silence and fasting, in anticipation of the joy of Easter.

The Joint Committee for Dialogue, established in 1998, held its annual meeting in Rome on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 February 2009; it was jointly presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and by Prof. Cheikh Ali Abd al-Baqi Shahata, Secretary General of the Academy for Islamic Research of al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt.

As we begin to enter the Season of Lent, the first step in observing Lent is to develop an understanding of the true spirit of Lent. We must align ourselves with the Church and use this time as inward cleansing and purification.

The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions. She regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and teachings which, though differing in many aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men.

Thousands of years ago in the country of Linh Nam, there lived a clan chief with superhuman strength called Loc Tuc who took the title of King Kinh Duong. Endowed with magical powers, he could walk as easily on water as on land.

There is a divergence of views within Buddhism as to whether vegetarianism is necessary, with some schools of Buddhism rejecting such a requirement. The first precept in Buddhism is usually translated as: I undertake the precept to refrain from taking life. Some Buddhists see this as implying that Buddhists should not eat meat, while others argue that this is not necessarily the case.

A significant number of inter-religious organizations have begun operating around the world to increase religious tolerance and cooperation. Below is a list of well-reputed groups, along with brief excerpts about them.

The Sanskrit word for enlightenment is "bodhi," which means "awakened." But awakened to what?

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Benoît XVI a ouvert mercredi 22 février les célébrations du Carême en l’église bénédictine Saint-Anselme, sur la colline de romaine de l’Aventin, par un temps de prière et d’adoration avant de se rendre en procession à la basilique Sainte-Sabine pour la messe des Cendres

Extrait du discours de Jean-Paul II aux cardinaux et à la Curie Romaine le 22 décembre 1986 sur le sens de la rencontre interreligieuse d'Assise.

The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) is a founding partner in this dialogue on behalf of member churches. Our dialogue partners are: The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry.

A-B-C... Alexandrian School: School of thought associated with Alexandria, Egypt. It was influenced by Platonic philosophy and tended to emphasize the divinity of Christ over his humanity and interpret scripture allegorically. Compare with the Antiochene School. Notable Alexandrians include Clement and Origen.

Among religious leaders on the stage with Pope Benedict XVI at the World Day of Peace in Assisi last week was Stan Noffsinger, general secretary of the Church of the Brethren. The main message of the Oct. 27 event was that peace is a human right, Noffsinger said in an interview on his return from Italy.

This paper is written in order to contribute to the 2nd International Conference on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, which will be held on November 26 - 28, 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, will be delivering a lecture on “Faith, human rights and human dignity” on Tuesday, 28 February from 18.30-20.00 in the Visser't Hooft Plenary Hall of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva at the invitation of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

The Great Temple, or Holy See, is the center of the sect. Constructed between 1933 and 1955, is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.

On Sunday, January 22, the eve before first day of Lunar New Year Tet, Father Francis Xavier Bao Loc, Sister Anna of St. Paul, an Dominican seminary student, and this writer participated in an ecumenical Christian based visit between members of the Catholic Diocesan Commission for Interfaith Dialogs, and this writer, Grace Mishler, Church of the Brethren Global Mission Partnerships.

The prayer below was given by Grace Mishler who was asked by director of Inter-religious’s Commission at the Diocesan Pastoral Center of Ho Chi Minh City Catholic. grace was asked as a christian to deliver a closing prayer. this was to be limited to under 3 minutes.

This luminous messenger of God’s love was born on 26 August 1910 in Skopje, a city situated at the crossroads of Balkan history. The youngest of the children born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu, she was baptised Gonxha Agnes, received her First Communion at the age of five and a half and was confirmed in November 1916. From the day of her First Holy Communion, a love for souls was within her.

The Paradoxical Commandments were written by Kent M. Keith in 1968 as part of a booklet for student leaders. Mother Teresa thought the Paradoxical Commandments were important enough to put up on the wall of her children's home in Calcutta. The Paradoxical Commandments have touched the hearts of millions of people all over the world.

The name Bahá'u'lláh is an Arabic word which means "The Glory of God". Another spelling is Baha'u'llah (without diacriticals). Other transliterations of this Name are Bahaullah and Baha Allah.

Humanity is now coming of age. It is this that makes possible the unification of the human family and the building of a peaceful, global society. Among the principles which the Bahá'í Faith promotes as vital to the achievement of this goal are: the abandonment of all forms of prejudice...