Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and World Council of Churches reaffirm common commitment

World Day of Prayer, Assisi, 2011
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Council of Churches release a joint statement in which they reaffirm their commitment to dialogue as a means of fostering peace and understanding.

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Conference focuses on Vatican’s interreligious diplomacy in Asia

Conference focuses on Vatican's interreligious diplomacy in AsiaIn anticipation of Pope Francis’ Sept. 11-13 visit to Singapore, scholars and religious practitioners gathered for a conference there on Aug. 29-30 to discuss the Catholic Church’s contributions to interreligious relations.

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Vatican’s 2024 message for Ramadan encourages working together for world peace

Vatican FlagThe Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue releases its annual message for the Islamic month of Ramadan, urging all religious believers to extinguish “the fires of hatred, violence and war, and instead light the gentle candle of peace.”

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Seventh Buddhist-Christian Colloquium in Thailand

Seventh Buddhist-Christian Colloquium in Thailand
The Seventh Buddhist-Christian Colloquium in Thailand Calls for Compassion and Joint Action. Approximately 150 Christian and Buddhist representatives from 12 Asian nations, the United Kingdom, and the Holy See assembled in Bangkok from 13–16 November for the seventh Buddhist-Christian Colloquium. The theme of the Colloquium was Karuṇā and Agape in Dialogue for Healing a Wounded Humanity and the Earth.

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Vatican’s Diwali message to Hindus advocates interreligious collaboration for building peace

Divya lamp at DiwaliThe Vatican has called on Christians and Hindus to avoid giving in to “contempt for human dignity”, the “curtailment of the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, including religious rights” and “aggression” against those who are different and instead collaborate using religion to build peace.

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