Article by Frank Kaufmann On the morning of Sunday, August 11, 2019 clashes broke out among Muslim protesters and Israeli police on Temple Mount/Haram Al Sharif. This happened in relation to the confluence of Holy Days among Muslims and Jews, Eid … Continue reading
When it comes to building a diverse interfaith community at 7,000 feet, Rabbi Mindie Snyder of Congregation Lev Shalom in Flagstaff has a secret weapon: the power of friendship. Snyder credits her friends with helping so many firsts come true … Continue reading
Drance has put together a unique mix of poetry, music and dance that will have a one evening performance Monday, April 16, at the new Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in New York. Located off Washington Square Park, a … Continue reading
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met a group of religious leaders in New York, including two rabbis, a rare interfaith gesture for the de facto ruler of the conservative Islamic kingdom that allows negligible religious freedoms. The 32-year-old heir … Continue reading
He’s left the pulpit to advocate for increased Muslim-Jewish relations — he sure speaks like one. “I believe as the children of Abraham, not only do we share a common faith but we share a common fate, and now it’s … Continue reading
From the Catholic News Agency Vatican City, Aug 19, 2016 / 10:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In September Pope Francis will make his second visit to Assisi in just two months for an interreligious summit for peace, where he will pray … Continue reading
From Religious News Service (RNS) Siavosh Derakhti, a young Swedish Muslim honored in Europe and the U.S. for his campaign to counter anti-Semitism, always explains his motivation by invoking David. David — Derakhti has told audiences on four continents — was … Continue reading
This article first appears in the Los Angeles Times Former USC President Steven B. Sample was remembered on campus Wednesday as a man of deep faith who reached out to diverse religious groups. During an interfaith prayer service, several speakers … 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