Articles on this issue "Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue"
There can be risks with interreligious dialogue, but this interchange also helps believers to grow and give witness to their faith, says the Vatican official who oversees dialogue between …
read moreReligions, if they are faithful to their nature, are messengers and craftsmen of peace, declared a representative of Benedict XVI to the U.N. general assembly. The U.N. assembly was …
read moreHere is the message written by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, to Hindus on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of light, …
read moreReligions are factors of peace, and if they inspire fear, it's due to actions of those who have betrayed their faith, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II gave today before praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. * * * 1. The feast of Christmas, perhaps the most …
read moreThe evergreen Christmas tree is a symbol of life offered by Christ, "God's supreme gift to humanity," says John Paul II. The Pope explained the meaning of the tree during his Angelus address …
read moreThe Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square was illuminated, a gift this year from the Val d'Aosta region of northern Italy. The fir, almost 30 meters (100 feet) high and 110 years old, is a …
read moreThe Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican this year will be the gift of Croatia. Croatian President Stipe Mesic will travel to the Vatican before Christmas to present the tree to …
read moreIt is a false dilemma to think that one must choose between a Christmas tree or a crib, Vatican Radio explains in its Web page http://www.radiovaticano.org. The contrast between the …
read moreJohn Paul II today officially received the 25-meter, 6-ton fir tree that will adorn St. Peters Square this Christmas. The fir is a gift from Romania, whose president, Ion Iliescu, personally …
read moreFor the first time, a non-Catholic majority country is supplying the Christmas tree for St. Peters Square. The white fir from Romania was cut and prepared for transportation to Rome on …
read moreSTUDY: 75% OF KEVORKIAN "PATIENTS" WERE NOT TERMINALLY ILL An analysis of 69 assisted suicides supervised by Jack Kevorkian has concluded that 75% of his patients were not terminally ill when …
read moreInternet is catering to the smorgasbord of religiosity and spirituality in a big way. More than 25 million Americans go online regularly to "seek or share spirituality," according to Barna …
read moreAn eight-year pilgrimage of two revered images will end this week with a festival in the shrine of Our Lady of Lujan, Argentina. The pilgrimage, made on foot, with the images of the Virgin of …
read moreNo one disputes that millions of Africans have died violently in recent decades. Less clear is how many of them were martyrs for the faith. This was a question taken up at an international …
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