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Catholic statues unveiled at Buddhist Peace Park
Statues of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Francis of Assisi have been unveiled at the interfaith Peace Park on the grounds of the Buddhist Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo. Source: Sandpiper.
Catholic and Jewish leaders unite against antisemitism
Catholic Religious Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry yesterday released a new resource to assist Catholic schools, communities and agencies to hold better-informed discussions about antisemitism.
St John Paul II hailed as model for Catholics to fight anti-Semitism
St John Paul II’s example as a strong bridge-builder between Catholicism and Judaism should be used against enduring antisemitism, according to a theologian who wrote a two-volume biography of one of the longest-serving popes. Source: OSV News.
Indonesians discusss Pope’s impact on religious tolerance
Indonesian scholars and religious leaders have discussed Pope Francis’ influence on the religious landscape following his 2024 visit to the nation. Source: Vatican News.
Interfaith bonds strengthen amid rise in anti-Semitism
Canberra-Goulburn Archbishop Christopher Prowse has visited the ACT Jewish Centre to express the Catholic community’s solidarity with the Jewish community and to explore ways to foster interfaith collaboration. Source: Catholic Voice.
Archbishop Costelloe urges Christians to support Jewish Australians
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has urged Christians to actively support and protect Jewish-Australians under attack from “the violent and senseless attitude which goes by the name of anti-Semitism”. Source: The Australian.
Catholic Mission’s interfaith program secures major grant
Catholic Mission’s Interfaith Encounters Program, which enables young people to develop new friendships, celebrate difference, deepen faith, and promote peace and social cohesion, has won a grant from Multicultural NSW’s COMPACT Program.
Religious leaders gather to support Jewish community
Under the theme “Unity, Hope, and Light”, religious leaders gathered last night to support the Jewish community, which has faced vitriolic abuse and acts of terror in Sydney and Melbourne in recent weeks. Source: Broken Bay Diocese.
Muslim Kazakhstan is listening to the Pope
Pope Francis’ vision of global solidarity and interreligious fraternity has found a foothold in Kazakhstan, a predominantly Muslim Central Asian nation. Source: National Catholic Register.