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The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue are holding their annual meeting on 26-28 April to strengthen collaboration for interreligious dialogue.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) sent cordial greetings to Muslims around the world as they observing the month of Ramadan and as they will celebrate Eid al-Fitr.

The World Council of Churches, the Muslim Council of Elders and Rose Castle Foundation are hosting an Emerging Peacemakers Forum for young men and women working in civil society and international organizations, or for influential people in their societies, at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. Young people who have previous experience in peace-making, conflict resolution, or conflict management, are also invited to apply, in addition to young people who are interested in spreading the values of peace where they live.

Vertreterinnen und Vertreter verschiedener religiöser und ethnischer Bevölkerungsgruppen des Irak, die sich in Bagdad unter der Überschrift „Zusammenleben“ versammelten, haben sich am 7. März mit dem Präsidenten des Landes, seiner Exzellenz Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, getroffen und ihm die Probleme und Herausforderungen dargelegt, die sich ihrer Ansicht nach im Zusammenhang mit religiöser und ethnischer Vielfalt im Irak stellen.

Am 6. März fand in Bagdad die erste „Zusammenleben“-Konsultation statt, und Leitende zahlreicher religiöser und ethnischer Gemeinschaften aus dem Irak feierten hier gemeinsam die Vielfalt, sprachen aber gleichzeitig auch ganz offen über die Probleme einer inklusiven Staatsbürgerschaft. Zu den weiteren Teilnehmenden gehörten Vertreterinnen und Vertreter irakischer Exekutiv- und Legislativbehörden sowie Vertreterinnen und Vertreter von UN- Agenturen und Botschaften. 

On 7 March, participants of the “Living Together” meeting in Bagdad representing various religious and ethnic groups of the country met with the president of Iraq His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, presenting their concerns and challenges for religious and ethnic diversity in Iraq.

As a “Living Together” celebration in Bagdad opened on 6 March, religious and ethnic leaders from Iraq celebrated diversity and, at the same time, candidly addressed challenges to inclusive citizenship. They were joined by representatives of Iraqi executive and legislative authorities as well as representatives from UN agencies and embassies.

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Healing Wounded Memories through Interreligious Perspective and Engagement.”

The Dicastery for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue is hosting a conference in Rome on the importance of women building a culture of interreligious encounter.

The 2022 G20 Interfaith Forum convened in Abu Dhabi from 12-13 December under the theme “Engaging Faith Communities: G20 Agendas and Beyond.”

Convening for a 10th round of dialogue, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue met at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 4-8 December, sharing their mutual visions for justice and peace in Iran.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca delivered a lecture during the first edition of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” held 3-4 November.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will deliver a lecture during the first edition of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” to be held 3-4 November.

Der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, hält einen Vortrag auf der ersten Veranstaltung des „Bahrain-Forums für Dialog: Ost und West für ein menschliches Zusammenleben“, das am 3. und 4. November stattfindet.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will deliver a lecture during the first edition of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” to be held 3-4 November.

Applications are open for a Young Adults Training for Religious Amity program (YATRA) to be held in October.