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...
Category: Interfaith dialogue
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...
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...
