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...
Interfaith dialogue
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...
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...
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...
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.
Holy Land Franciscans Build Interreligious Bridge with Buddhist Camp
A group of more than 30 Buddhist children, ages 7 to 18, from the U.S. Zen Institute summer camp in...
International Teens Realise They All Like the Same Things
Anytime there was singing, Palestinian Adan Othman-Cabat and Israeli Niri Boasson were the first to join in. “She has an...
Friendship Across Faiths: The Pope and the Rabbi
Reaching out to people of other religions can be both challenging and enriching for individuals and is the only hope...
