By Marianna Richardson, Director of Communications for the G20 Interfaith Forum February 3, 2025 The Global Faith Form was held the day before the IRF Summit at the same venue, the Washington DC Hilton. The conference focused on gathering faith leaders and advocates who will unite around the shared values of…
By Anna Rees Pope Francis has been accused of religious pluralism after telling an interfaith youth gathering in Singapore that “all religions are a path to God.” On his final leg of his 12-day South Asia tour, the pontiff told the conference of young Catholic, Sikh and Muslim representatives that religions…
By Jaff Conejos Pope Francis, 88, has been battling double pneumonia since his admission to a Roman hospital last week, prompting concerns over his ability to continue leading the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. According to Professor Sergio Alfieri of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the pontiff has shown slight improvement thanks to a…
First published July 21, 2022 Joseph Evans says different religions need to engage in hard talking and hard loving for the whole world’s good. I heard of a wedding once at which the best man stood up to make his speech. He said his mother-in-law had insisted that in the address…
By Sarfaraz Ahmed Nagpur: “Before discussing anything, we must comprehend it thoroughly. The better our understanding, the more precisely we can converse or establish an impression about it,” said Tejal, a woman invitee during the mosque introduction programme organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) at Sadar Jama Masjid on Sunday. A contingent…
By Abimbola Abatta Imagine two Nigerian, a Muslim and a Christian, who were once bitter enemies winning the inaugural £50,000 Commonwealth Peace Prize for excellence in peacebuilding. Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, the co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre in Kaduna State were named the winners of the award…
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The need for Nigeria’s youths to embrace peace was brought to the fore at the 8th international conference on Love and Tolerance, organised by the Institute For Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and a Turkish group dedicated to peace building, UFUK Dialogue. The IPCR, UFUK Dialogue and…
By Adekunle Sulaimon The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has urged South-West leaders to endorse the formation of Sharia panels in the region to foster peace and religious harmony. Oloyede, who doubles as the Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, made this…
_A group of young participants from the “Meaning Meets Us” gathering, organized by Scholas Occurrentes, meet Pope Francis at the end of the General Audience on Wednesday, February 5. A letter, signed by all of them and symbolizing their commitment to dialogue reads: “We are not seeking consensus but the ability…
_Three heart shapes with the words faith, hope, and love_ Our Jubilee for Interfaith and Ecumenism draws to a close this week with a reflection on the future of dialogue between different faith groups. Fr Paul Cannon, our Episcopal Vicar for Dialogue, shares his final reflection for this month’s Jubilee of…