Interfaith service on ending AIDS

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Interfaith service on ending AIDS

The interfaith service, held on the eve of the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS, is an opportunity to gather in prayer to remember those we know who have died of AIDS; to celebrate the progress made so far in the global response to AIDS; to reflect on our role as Faith Based Organizations and faith leaders in calling for and then implementing a strong Political Declaration on AIDS; and to commit ourselves to the Political Declaration.

Hien Nguyen, a Catholic nun from Vietnam, lights candles at a July 2014, interfaith service at St Paul's (Anglican) Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. © Paul Jeffrey/WCC

The interfaith service, held on the eve of the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS, is an opportunity to gather in prayer to remember those we know who have died of AIDS; to celebrate the progress made so far in the global response to AIDS; to reflect on our role as Faith Based Organizations and faith leaders in calling for and then implementing a strong Political Declaration on AIDS; and to commit ourselves to the Political Declaration.

The service will start with a procession from UN square to the chapel of the Church Center at 5:30 pm to symbolize the importance of journeying together with other faiths for a more effective global response to HIV. Faith leaders are invited to wear their religious garments.