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...
Category: Interfaith dialogue
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...
Pope and Religious Leaders Pray For Greater Care For One Another
By Cindy Wooden – The only way to end war and ensure humanity’s survival is “through encounter and negotiation, setting aside our conflicts and pursuing reconciliation, moderating the...
Pope Joins Interreligious Prayer, Begging God To End Pandemic
By Cindy Wooden – At a time of global “tragedy and suffering” because of the coronavirus, and in view of the long-term impact it will have, believers...
Jewish, Christian, Muslim Leaders Sign Declaration Against Euthanasia at Vatican
By Carol Glatz – Representatives from the Catholic and Orthodox churches and the Muslim and Jewish faiths signed a joint declaration at the Vatican reaffirming each religion’s clear...
Archbishop Peter Wells: Don’t Use Religion as a Political Tool
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...
Pope: True Belief Leads to Respect and Peace
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...
Pope: Catholics Must Continue Seeking Pardon for Anti-Judaism
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...
What Could Islam Ever Teach Us?
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...
What Catholics Can Learn from Muslims
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...
Vatican: Respect, Don’t Just Tolerate Different Religions
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
Pope offers New Year Greetings to World’s Jewish Communities
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.
