Denis Hurley Centre’s annual interfaith ‘ifthaar’
The Denis Hurley Centre in Durban held its annual interfaith ‘ifthaar’, encouraging non-Muslims to spend one day during Ramadan fasting in solidarity and then breaking the fast...
Category: Interfaith dialogue
Pope: Forces of Evil are at Work in War on Ukraine
By Cindy Wooden – In Russia’s war on Ukraine, “the forces of evil” are clearly at work, leading to “abominable” attacks on innocent people and widescale destruction...
Pope Condemns Attack on Iraqi Prime Minister’s Residence
Pope Francis condemned a drone attack on the Iraqi prime minister’s residence as a “vile act of terrorism” and expressed his hope that all people in the...
Global Appeal to Protect Worshippers and Places of Worship
Spearheaded by Jordan’s Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, a group of Arab and international scholars, thinkers and religious figures – Muslim and Christian – have launched a...
Pope and Religious Leaders Plead for Peace at Colosseum
By Cindy Wooden – Standing in front of Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis called on members of all the world’s religions to be courageous enough to set aside...
Pope, faith leaders urge nations at climate summit to care for creation
By Carol Glatz – High-level representatives of the world’s religions came together with Pope Francis at the Vatican to show their joint commitment to caring for the Earth...
Vatican publishes letters to rabbis emphasising pope’s respect for Judaism
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis has not devalued the Torah and does not question the fact that the Torah is crucial for modern Judaism, Cardinal Kurt...
Let’s Move From From Babel to Pentecost
By Cindy Wooden – In official Catholic teaching and in the challenges of everyday life, both interreligious dialogue and proclamation of the Gospel require more than words....
Vatican Message for Ramadan: We Must Spread Hope
By Cindy Wooden – Christians and Muslims share a conviction that God calls them to be “witnesses, restorers and builders of hope” both in this life and...
Jews and Christians Can Learn From Shared Scriptures
By Gina Christian – Jews and Christians can learn from each other’s shared Scriptures, according to two renowned academics. Such dialogue, they said, can help to move...
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Remembered
Catholics have joined faith leaders from around the world to offer prayers and tributes, after the death of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the internationally renowned philosopher, leading...
Catholic, Jewish Leaders Mark 55th Anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’
The formal structures that sponsor Catholic-Jewish dialogue are important, but their decades of success have relied on strong personal friendships and mutual respect, both of which must...
