Riyadh- Asharq Al Awsat Muslim World League Chief Mohammed Al-Issa and President of the Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran on Saturday signed a cooperation agreement on achieving common objectives. Under the terms of this, the two parties … Continue reading
Article in AP VATICAN CITY (AP) — Bishops in Ireland have created detailed guidelines to address an issue the Roman Catholic Church has tried to keep under wraps for centuries: the plight of children born to Catholic priests and the … Continue reading
In Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Christians and Hindus are called to be a “light of peace” in order to challenge violence and hatred, a senior cardinal has said. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran heralded a new chapter in Christian-Hindu relations and said … Continue reading
In NPR Pope Francis arrived in Sweden on Monday for services marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation that split Lutherans and Catholics. He arrived in the southern city of Malmo, and is scheduled to attend an event withleaders … Continue reading
From The Irrawaddy Too often, interfaith meetings end in grand declarations, plans, commissions and admonitions on improving relations. Here, though is something simple and true, a most valuable call from this important conference: “If we want to achieve peace, all individuals first need to … Continue reading
Catholic-Muslim Joint Action Initiative Report and Action Guidelines The Interfaith Center of New York through the Catholic-Muslim Joint Action Initiativefrom 2010-2015 has worked to support social services providers and community-based organizations from diverse backgrounds. This program not only fostered … Continue reading
Article from HuffPo In Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the Washington National Cathedral played host to an interfaith pilgrimage of Christians, Jews and Muslims who walked with each other from congregation to congregation, calling for the faithful choose “unity over extremism.” … Continue reading
Original article in The Guardian Major new document aims to draw a line under centuries of persecution of Jews, who Vatican says ‘believe in the one God’ Catholics should not try to convert Jews and should work with them to … Continue reading
In the Telegraph By Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis As we approach the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the seminal declaration of how the Catholic Church regards other faiths, we find ourselves challenged by a new but no … Continue reading
Many not familiar with the painful history between the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches will not realize how important and encouraging is the relationship between these two visionary church leaders in our time. ——— In a joint declaration signed … Continue reading