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As Pope Francis appoints Cardinal George Koovakad as Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Indian-born Cardinal speaks to Vatican News about his new role and his continuing mission to organize the Pope’s Apostolic Journeys. By Andrea Tornielli “I…

By DR IYAD MUHSEN ALDAJANI   With radicalism on both sides driving them further apart and leading to even more bloodshed, what is needed is a mechanism for reconciliation even in the midst of the conflict.   After being at…

By Victoria Cardiel, Vatican City In 2023, the conflict between Israel and Hamas dragged universities around the world into a war of ideas with protests, proclamations, and accusations ramping up the tension. The initial, almost unanimous support for Israel and…

By Victoria Cardiel, Vatican City The Rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, proposed to Pope Francis organizing a meeting between Christians and Muslims in the French capital this year to promote interreligious dialogue and fraternity. Hafiz made…

Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders held an interfaith march and called for peace, partnership and justice. While in Israel’s south the violence continued to escalate, a diverse group of religious leaders showed their unity and called for an end…

By ALAN ROSENBAUM A conversation with Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen, head of Ohr Torah Stone’s Blickle Institute for Interfaith Dialogue. How did Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen, an unassuming, boyish-looking 55-year-old Talmudic scholar from Otniel, a small settlement south of Hebron,…