Interreligious Dialogue
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Pope Francis in Meeting with Buddhist delegation:
Overcome Egoism to Avoid Conflict, a Shared Notion of Jesus and Buddha
Sadly, on all sides, we hear the cry of a wounded humanity and a broken earth. The Buddha and Jesus understood the need to overcome the egoism that gives rise to conflict and violence.
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Call for paper: 4th PLURIEL International Congress on the theme “Islam and Fraternity”
Planned to be held in February 2024 in Abu Dhabi, the theme of PLURIEL’s 4th International Congress will be "Islam and fraternity", the impact and prospects of the Abu Dhabi declaration for the living together of Christians and Muslims. Abstracts proposals will be accepted until October 1st, 2022.
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WCC acting general secretary had dialogue with other religious leaders in Iran
The WCC delegation held a dialogue meeting at the Center for Interreligious Dialogue of the Islamic Culture and Relations in Teheran with clergy and high-level representatives from Muslim and Zoroastrian communites in Iran as well as with representatives of the Assyrian Church of the East in Iran.
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“Love and Kindness in the Holy Scriptures of Islam and Christianity” by writers from Qom, Rome published
Simultaneously with the historic meeting of the Pope and Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the book “Love and Compassion in the Sacred Scriptures of Islam and Christianity”, written in collaboration with two Muslim and Christian thinkers.