In Bosnia, in the wake of what she calls "a complicated history," it has been important, Sister Iva Klaric said in an interview with Global Sisters Report in her congregational convent, for all peoples to come together -- whether that means visiting
New ‘Catholics Against Antisemitism’ coalition promises solidarity with Jewish neighbors
A new coalition of influential Catholic leaders is promising to combat antisemitism and to promote friendship with the American Jewish community amid the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war. “Solidarity with the Jewish people isn’t only the right thing to do. It's the
Two experts in Muslim-Christian relations told OSV News that preserving dialogue amid the Israel-Hamas war comes down to recognizing what is really at issue -- and what is really at stake.
"We cannot afford to lose our solidarity … because of a war
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- Several U.S bishops have issued greetings to the Jewish community as it celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the start of the new Jewish liturgical year 5784. The holiday begins at sundown Sept. 15 -- the first day of the Hebrew
The 86-year-old Pope Francis and other religious elders gathered in a ger-shaped theater to speak of the earth and the divine, harmony and beauty, peace and the human family. In Mongolia, where all religion was brutally repressed for seven decades under communist
A unique multifaith center of worship encompassing a church, a synagogue and a mosque was inaugurated Feb. 16-19 in Abu Dhabi as an affirmation of the principles declared in the Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam
The world's religious traditions and their followers are called to offer wisdom to the world and to "infuse it with a spirit of warmth, healing and fraternity," which requires the participation of women as well as men, Pope Francis said.
"It is not
Pope Francis expressed his hope that a new center for Catholic-Jewish relations in Poland will "foster appreciation of the common heritage, not only of the two religions, but also of the two peoples."
Speaking to Polish pilgrims at his weekly general audience Oct.
Borrowing a phrase used by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his September visit to the United States, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros said he hopes for the continuance of a "dialogue of love" between Catholic and Orthodox bishops.
The dialogue, started in the United States
Standing in front of Rome's Colosseum, Pope Francis called on members of all the world's religions to be courageous enough to set aside self-centeredness and instead live with true and active compassion for the victims of war and poverty and for the