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Tag: Vatican

“50 Years Since Nostra Aetate" with The International Council of Christians and Jews

“50 Years Since Nostra Aetate” with The International Council of Christians and Jews

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
“Jews are non-Christian in a way that other religions are not.” Meredeth Banki, speaker at the International Council of Christians and Jews, said this when speaking about her experience as part of... Read More
On Taking a Selfie with Pope Francis

On Taking a Selfie with Pope Francis

Posted on July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
Recently I attended an audience with Pope Francis with the International Council of Christians and Jews. It was my second audience, as I had also gained access to the Vatican’s elaborate reception r... Read More
Pluralismo Vivo: The Interfaith Roads of Rome

Pluralismo Vivo: The Interfaith Roads of Rome

Posted on June 12, 2015June 15, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
It’s not easy to find clear examples of “interreligious violence” in Rome. The closest thing Rome suffers to religious violence are distant shrieks from ISIS across the Mediterranean Sea... Read More
An Audience with Pope Francis—Dispatch from Rome

An Audience with Pope Francis—Dispatch from Rome

Posted on February 3, 2015February 2, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
We were on our way to meet Pope Francis. We—the participants in the 50th anniversary meeting of the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies—departed together from the Urbaniana campus a... Read More
Pacem in Terris and Mercy Mild

Pacem in Terris and Mercy Mild

Posted on April 11, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
With almost daily reminders that War is Coming, it gets hard to imagine an alternative. Over the last month our media has been banging the drums of war suggesting that Kim Jong-un is borderline psycho... Read More
The Election of the New Hope: Dispatch from Rome

The Election of the New Hope: Dispatch from Rome

Posted on March 15, 2013March 15, 2013 by Jenn Lindsay
Last night I went to Saint Peter’s Square in Rome. I hoped to to see the black smoke of the papal conclave. I figured the dark puff would roil out from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the sorr... Read More
Losing Your Religion? Keep the Faith!

Losing Your Religion? Keep the Faith!

Posted on March 6, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
In Terence Nichol’s 2003 book The Sacred Cosmos: Christian Faith and the Challenge of Naturalism he begins with an anecdote where two sets of Catholic children are asked the question “Wher... Read More
Orunmila, Muhammad and Jesus: Together Again?

Orunmila, Muhammad and Jesus: Together Again?

Posted on November 9, 2011November 9, 2011 by Funlayo Wood
Two weeks ago, religious leaders from a variety of the world’s faiths met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican to publicly and collectively denounce the spread of religious fanaticism that has, unf... Read More

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