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Pope hails Lebanon as example of tolerance
Pope Leo XIV yesterday hailed Lebanon as an example of tolerance and urged Christian and interfaith leaders to continue working to maintain a peaceful coexistence in a region where religious tensions are often acute. Source: Crux.
Doogue reveals ‘secret sauce’ in interfaith dialogue
Friendship is the “secret sauce” when it comes to building a society that embraces diversity and interfaith dialogue, award-winning journalist Geraldine Doogue has said. Source: ACU.
Breaking bread together narrows the divide
In an age of division, the federal Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast offers a space for respectful dialogue, writes Zlatko Skrbis. Source: ACU.
Cardinal says Vatican no place for Muslim prayer room
The creation of a Muslim prayer room inside the Vatican has drawn the ire of a senior Vatican cardinal. Source: The Australian.
Bishops meet Jewish leaders in Sydney
Australia’s Catholic bishops have met with Jewish leaders in Sydney for the 2025 annual conversation. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Church does not tolerate antisemitism and fights against it: Pope
The Catholic Church does not tolerate antisemitism and fights against it, “on the basis of the Gospel itself”, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: Crux.
Church reflects on 60 years since Nostra Aetate
The Bishops Commission for Christian Unity and Inter-religious Dialogue has published a booklet of reflections on Nostra Aetate to mark its 60th anniversary. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
CRA recommits to historic document’s call to interfaith dialogue
On the 60th anniversary of the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council’s Nostra Aetate document on the Church’s relationship with non-Christian religions, Catholic Religious Australia has pledged to recommit to the document’s call to interfaith dialogue and collaboration.
Adelaide parishioner gives keynote address at international roundtable
South Australian Catholic Noel Mifsud delivered a keynote address on interfaith dialogue at the Sustainable Development Goals Roundtable 2025, held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Source: The Southern Cross.