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Parliament of the World’s Religions had broad impact

More than 6,000 religious leaders from around the country gathered at McCormick Place Aug. 14-18 for the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and many local Catholics also took part.

Parliament of the World’s Religions bestows award named for Fr. Baima

Daniel Gómez-Ibáñez, a former trustee, chair and executive director of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, was presented the inaugural Very Rev. Thomas A. Baima Global Ethic Award at the 2023 parliament at McCormick Place on Aug. 14.

Embodying our faith at the Parliament of the World’s Religions

Entering the Palmer House in 1993, in wonder and awe, I met the world. People from all the major world religions, of diverse cultures, languages and dress, were gathered for the Parliament of the World’s Religions, 100 years after the first parliament at the 1893 World’s Colombian Exposition.

Parliament of World’s Religions coming to Chicago in August

Later this summer, Chicago will welcome thousands of members of religious traditions spanning the globe to a convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. The parliament will gather Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus and others, including people from 200 religious, indigenous and secular belief systems representing more than 80 nations at McCormick Place Aug. 14-18 to advance the goals of interfaith understanding, harmony and respect.

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.
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