Episcopal bishop pushes Trump on immigration at inaugural interfaith prayer service January 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington raised some concerns Jan. 21 over policies being advanced by the new Trump administration, asking President Donald Trump at an event where he was in attendance to show “mercy” to migrants and refugees coming to the U.S. for a better life.
Rome rabbi accuses pope of ‘selective indignation’ about Gaza January 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The chief rabbi of Rome said Christian-Jewish dialogue has been a victim of the war unleashed with the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to focus on Creed January 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will focus on affirming the Nicene Creed and its expression of the faith Christians share.
Pope, bishops, hundreds of faithful pray for victims of shocking Christmas market attack December 23, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Several hundred people gathered at Magdeburg Cathedral in the evening of Dec. 21 for an ecumenical prayer service to remember the victims of the Dec. 20 Christmas market attack in the central German city, which killed five, including a 9-year-old child, and injured over 40 people, leaving some in critical condition.
Catholics, Methodists called to spread hope, pope says December 18, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The upcoming celebration of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea is a reminder to Christians that “we profess the same faith, and thus have the same responsibility of offering signs of hope that bear witness to God’s presence in the world,” Pope Francis told leaders of the World Methodist Council.
King Charles III attends Advent service of London branch of pontifical charity December 17, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News King Charles III attended a special Advent service Dec. 17 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, London. The event, co-hosted by Pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need, celebrated the resilience of Christian communities and marked the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State group invasion of Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq.
Jesuit priest honored for pioneering peace efforts in South Sudan December 15, 2024By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News Jesuit Father Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, the dean of the Jesuit School of Theology of California-based Santa Clara University, has been awarded “The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation” by the archbishop of Canterbury for his “outstanding contribution to ecumenical work,” honoring “his leadership of a 2019 retreat for politicians on opposing sides in South Sudan’s civil war.”
New Catholic-Jewish resource looks to ‘translate hate’ and counter antisemitism December 11, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News Catholic and Jewish leaders have created a new tool to tackle record-high levels of antisemitism through education and awareness.
Cardinal Ayuso, promoter of interreligious dialogue, dies at 72 November 25, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News panish Cardinal Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, who dedicated his priestly life and ministry to building bridges between Catholics and Muslims, died in Rome Nov. 25 at the age of 72.
Pope: Interreligious dialogue key to peace, youth education November 20, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News As the world faces the persistent threat of nuclear conflict, people of faith must unite in advocating for peace and fostering dialogue, Pope Francis said.
More than 2,400 anti-Christian hate crimes occurred in Europe in 2023, report finds November 15, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News With new reports by human rights organizations in Europe, it is clear that anti-Christian discrimination is a hot-button issue on the old continent, and on the rise.
No white smoke, lay voters and say of king — how Anglican leader is elected November 14, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News There will be no white smoke nor a first blessing from the balcony. The election of the new leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans won’t be similar to the Roman Catholic conclave, but King Charles III will have his say.
