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Group helps Abrahamic religions understand each other

Nearly 20 years after the 9/11 attacks, one group that formed in response is still working to help Catholics, Muslims and Jews better understand one another’s faiths, as well as their own.

Pope in Iraq: Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion

Traveling to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of all by accepting one another as brothers and sisters.

Cardinal joins discussion on creation with faith leaders

Care of God’s creation is so integral to the teachings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam that it’s difficult to understand how members of those religious traditions could not be environmentalists, according to panelists in a Feb. 23 online discussion celebrating the publication of the “Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook: Care for Our Home.”

Local theologian appointed to pontifical interreligious commission

When Rita George-Tvrtkovic found out that she had been appointed to be a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, she was surprised and delighted.

Significance of pope’s visit to UAE

When Pope Francis disembarked from the plane in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 3, it marked the first time in the history of the Catholic Church that the successor of Peter visited the Arabian Peninsula. To focus too much on this marker of papal history, however, is to risk missing the present and future significance of this trip for interreligious relations, particularly Muslim-Catholic dialogue.

Evangelization: What is it? What is it not?

On Jan. 29, North Shore Congregation Israel welcomed me to share some thoughts about the current mission of the Catholic Church, and its possible impact on Jewish-Catholic relations. (See story and photos on pages 5-6.) I was pleased to do so, as we have a long history in the Archdiocese of Chicago of strong bonds with our Jewish brothers and sisters.

Cardinal Cupich: Evangelization is never coercive

Renew My Church is a call to build disciples and communities, Cardinal Cupich said at an evening lecture at Northshore Congregation Israel in Glencoe Jan. 29. Its spirit is a kind of evangelization that has nothing to do with proselytizing.

Let us seek common values

On June 10, there were protests in major U.S. cities against Muslims claiming that they are seeking the imposition of Sharia law in this country. These were met with counter-protests calling for religious tolerance and inclusion. There was a lot of name-calling, none of which is helpful.

Study raises questions about Catholics’ views of Muslims

A report released Sept. 12 gave some Catholic leaders in the field of interfaith dialogue reason t...

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