By Fr Paul Tatu CSS – Religion should not be used as a political tool or as a form of oppression, apostolic nuncio Archbishop Peter Wells told Catholic delegates at a meeting on ecumenism...
In an officially Muslim nation where Christians are welcomed as guest workers and free to worship, Pope Francis urged leaders of the world’s main religions to embrace a broader vision of freedom, justice, tolerance...
A few decades of respectful Catholic-Jewish dialogue pale in comparison to “19 centuries of Christian anti-Judaism,” Pope Francis said, so Catholics must continue to ask forgiveness and forge new bonds of respect and friendship...
Church / Interfaith dialogue / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published January 9, 2019 · Last modified January 6, 2019
Donovan du Plooy, via e-mail – I would like express my disgust at the article “What Catholics can learn from Muslims”. I am not entirely sure where this article is coming from; is it...
In South Africa, Muslims constitute about 2% of the total population. Because both Islam and Christianity are Abrahamic religions, the two faiths echo in key beliefs and practices. Considering the fundamental elements of the...
Peace and harmony will not result from members of different religions simply tolerating each other; respect and appreciation of customs and cultural diversity is required
Interfaith dialogue / Pope Francis
by Jael SC · Published September 20, 2017 · Last modified September 1, 2017
Pope Francis praised the increasingly friendly and fruitful relations between the Catholic Church and Jewish leaders as he also wished the world’s Jewish communities a happy Rosh Hashanah.
A group of more than 30 Buddhist children, ages 7 to 18, from the U.S. Zen Institute summer camp in Germantown, Maryland, visited the Franciscan Monastery to learn about Christianity, St. Francis and his...
Anytime there was singing, Palestinian Adan Othman-Cabat and Israeli Niri Boasson were the first to join in. “She has an amazing voice. The first time I heard it I was blown away,” Othman-Cabat, 18,...
Reaching out to people of other religions can be both challenging and enriching for individuals and is the only hope for true peace in the world, said a variety of religious leaders, including Pope...
Environment / God / Interfaith dialogue / Vatican
by Kilian SC · Published June 24, 2017 · Last modified June 22, 2017
Christians and Muslims, believers in one God, have an obligation to safeguard the world God created, said the Vatican’s annual message to Muslims for the end of Ramadan. “Our vocation to be guardians of...
Church / Interfaith dialogue / Pope Francis
by asiel · Published April 20, 2017 · Last modified April 19, 2017
Religious leaders need to listen to one another, and they must teach their followers to do the same, Pope Francis told four imams visiting from Great Britain. “The most important work we must do...
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