APRO, the Australian Partnership of Religious Organisations, will conduct a forum on 7 May 2014 at Parliament House, NSW, on the topic of Religion in 21st century Australia and Inter-faith relations in 21st century Australia.
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Report finds Media is unfair to Islam
Media ”sensationalism” is unfairly linking Islam to terrorism and inflaming tensions between Muslims and other Australians, a detailed study has found.
More Religion to be Taught in Public Schools?
There should be more religious education in Australian schools, says one of the men tasked with reviewing the national curriculum
UN Interfaith Voices Speak Out Against Poverty
UN Interfaith Voices Speak Out Against Poverty
Voices of Faith Speaking Out Against Poverty is an Interfaith Initiative at the United Nations Post 2015 Sustainable Development Working Group. This Working Group and the associated Religious Non Government Organisations seek to create a path towards a world without poverty.
World Hijab Day 2014
Women of all faiths, creeds and cultures are invited to wear a Hijab on World Hijab Day, 1st of February.
Interfaith Study Course on Climate Change
A study course on the Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions of Climate Change will be conducted at the Baha’i Centre of Learning in Adelaide. The next session is on 22 December 2013.
Sultana's Dream – November
The latest issue – November 2013 – of Sultana’s Dream is available for reading. The editorial takes up the engaging and thought provoking ‘Faith Fashion and Fusion Exhibition’ currently on show at Melbourne’s Immigration Museum.
Sultana's Dream – November 2013
The latest issue – November 2013 – of Sultana’s Dream is available for reading. The editorial takes up the engaging and thought provoking ‘Faith Fashion and Fusion Exhibition’ currently on show at Melbourne’s Immigration Museum.
Nelson Mandela's talk to Parliament of World's Religions, 1999
In 1999, the Parliament of the World’s Religions met in Capetown, South Africa. On Sunday, December 5, 1999, Nelson Mandela delivered a speech on the role of religion and the future of humankind.
Interreligious dialogue in the teaching of the Catholic Church
Vatican City, 12 November 2013 (VIS) – A press conference was held in the Holy See Press Office this morning to present the book “Il Dialogo Interreligioso nell’Insegnamento Ufficiale della Chiesa Cattolica (1963-2013)” (“Interreligious Dialogue in the Official Teaching of the Catholic Church, (1963-2013)”).
Religions must avoid engendering a spirit of superiority or exclusion
Vatican City, 19 November 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, gave an address at today’s inaugural session of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Centre for Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Dialogue (KAICIID). The centre is an independent organisation based in Vienna and founded by Saudi Arabia, Austria and Spain, to which the Holy See adheres in the role of Founding Observer.
Faith and Climate Change
On Sunday 17 November, thousands of people around Australia have gathered to call for increased action in the cause of climate change. ABC Local interviewed leaders from three faith and climate change groups.
