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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.
Revisiting Vatican II’s teaching on other religions
Almost 60 years to the day since the Second Vatican Council published a ground-breaking document examining the Church’s approach to Judaism and other religions, Adelaide Archdiocese will host an hour-long webinar on ecumenical and interfaith matters. Source: The Southern Cross.
Columban receives Notre Dame’s inaugural interfaith dialogue award
Columban Father Patrick McInerney has been named the inaugural recipient of the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Interfaith Dialogue Award. Source: Columban eBulletin.
Archbishop Comensoli defends Muslim religious procession
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli has issued a statement on the recent religious procession of Muslims that passed by St Patrick’s Cathedral, after a video of the procession captured global attention. Source: News.com.au.