Vatican Urges Religious Leaders Not to Be ‘Complicit Through Silence Or Fear’ Amid Division
The Vatican called Buddhists and Christians to promote an “unarmed and disarming” peace rooted in truth, compassion, and mutual trust.
The Vatican called Buddhists and Christians to promote an “unarmed and disarming” peace rooted in truth, compassion, and mutual trust.
COMMENTARY: The rough-and-tumble correspondence between two women, one Catholic and one Unitarian, provides one model of how people who disagree can speak to each other.
Approximately 150 people from Cambodia and abroad are participating in the three-day meeting organized by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and other entities.
COMMENTARY: In two quiet but telling moves, Pope Leo signals continuity with the spirit of Nostra Aetate.
Cardinal Koovakad, who was in the diplomatic service of the Holy See for 14 years, is part of the Syro-Malabar Church, one of the Catholic faith’s Eastern-rite Churches.
COMMENTARY: Cardinal Ayuso was not a well-known figure, even in Rome. But he was at the center of an important story for nearly 20 years.
The Holy Father’s vision of global solidarity and interreligious fraternity has found a foothold in this predominantly Muslim Central Asian nation.
In Portugal, where religious freedom is strongly supported, some pilgrims visited other places of worship, eager to better understand and define their own beliefs.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Behind Cardinal-elect Américo Aguiar’s controversial comments on conversion and WYD is a new emphasis on interreligious dialogue at the global Catholic event — including visits to a mosque, synagogue and Hindu temple.
Called the R20 for short, this year’s inaugural Religion Forum is set to reconvene with next year’s G20 in India and then the following year in Brazil.
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