The Women of Faith Peacebuilding Network has reached more than 10,000 Muslim and Christian women across the country. When Fatima Isiaka, a respected Muslim leader in Abuja, Nigeria, asked a cab driver to drop her off at St. Kizito Catholic … Continue reading
From The Davis Enterprise (DAVIS, CA)- More than 225 local residents crowded into the St. James Catholic Church Community Center on Sunday afternoon, but only a light hum of voices could be heard. It was a time for listening. Arriving for the 14th … Continue reading
From the New Haven Register (HAMDEN, CT)- An interfaith service celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Friday had a political focus, as clergy and guest speakers encouraged the congregation to channel the civil rights … Continue reading
From Crux (MUMBAI, India) – Although India’s increasingly hard-line Hindu nationalist movements can often make life difficult for religious minorities, including the country’s 30 million Christians, two recent episodes illustrate the deep undercurrent of tolerance that still pervades traditional Indian … Continue reading
Article in the Tablet Religious leaders celebrating the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s Assisi interfaith peace gathering in 1986 called on people from around the world to continue its legacy to combat today’s indifference and violence. The event between … Continue reading
Article from RNS Fifty years ago Edward Flannery published “The Anguish of the Jews: Twenty-Three Centuries of Anti-Semitism,” an outstanding book that permanently changed relations between Christians and Jews. His pioneering efforts exposed a pervasive animus towards Judaism within Christianity. People … Continue reading
From The Christian Post Meet Dr. Sarah Ahmed, an Iraqi dentist who for the past few years has devoted her time to traveling all over Iraq to bring clothes, medicine, food, hygiene supplies and just about any other need imaginable … Continue reading
See Mark’s brief video here Bridges Founder, Mark Siljander offers Eid greetings, and thoughts on fasting in his brief Face Book video … Continue reading
Iraqi Christians who are joining Muslims in fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a sign of peace and solidarity are facing rebuke from other believers. “In this way we just wanted to propose a Christian gesture: as … Continue reading