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Pope Leo XIV in Harissa, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025.

Pope Leo tells Lebanese religious leaders unity and peace are possible

Dec 1, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV told Lebanon’s religious leaders on Monday that their country remains a sign to the world that fear... Read more

Cardinal Orlando Beltran Quevedo blesses Catholics after celebrating a Mass in Cotabato on Oct. 11, 2024.

Cardinal Orlando Quevedo: Mindanao’s ‘Man of Peace’ and his lifelong mission of unity

Nov 8, 2025

By Santosh Digal

Philippine cardinal honored for decades of peacebuilding work among Christians, Muslims, and Indigenous communities in conflict-affected Mindanao. Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the European Parliament’s Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue on Sept. 29, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism’

Sep 29, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 29 received the European Parliament’s Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican. Read more

Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad speaks to EWTN News in September 2025.

Cardinal Koovakad defends Catholic dialogue with other religions as global tensions rise

Sep 23, 2025

By Alexey Gotovskiy

In an interview with EWTN News, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, the prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, defended the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: My priority is the Gospel, not solving the world’s problems

Sep 18, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV gave an interview for the biography “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,”... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets Buddhist monks in a meeting with representatives of other Christian churches, ecclessial communities, and other religions on May 19, 2025, at the Vatican.

Catholics, Buddhists gather in Cambodia for interreligious meeting focused on peace

May 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Vatican began its eighth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium on Tuesday in Cambodia, bringing together representatives of both religions to discuss the... Read more

(Left to right) Sister Vivien Linkhauer, Sister Gemma Del Duca, and students from Seton Hill University attend the planting of the Anne Frank tree in May 2025.

Holocaust remembrance center founded by Catholic nuns plants Anne Frank tree

May 24, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education at Seton Hill University held a ceremony to plant the small tree at... Read more

Pope Francis meets with his longtime fellow Buenos Aires friends Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboudan at Jerusalem’s wailing wall on May 26, 2014.

Pope Francis cultivated bonds between Catholicism, Judaism

Apr 26, 2025

By Julieta Villar

With bold gestures and strong words, the late pontiff laid out a path of fraternity. Read more

Pope Francis greets Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, on Feb. 10, 2025.

Paris Grand Mosque rector proposes to Pope Francis a meeting between Muslims and Christians

Feb 11, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Chems-Eddine Hafiz made the proposal on Feb. 10 at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican during an audience with the... Read more

Thirty-three university students of diverse faiths participate in the Middle Meets project at the headquarters of Scholas Ocurrentes in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere.

Young Christians, Muslims, Jews at the Vatican: ‘It’s possible to live together in peace’

Feb 10, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The “Middle Meets” project aims to create a space for listening and understanding between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students. Read more

Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, a native of Seville, Spain, served as prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Known for his commitment to fostering dialogue between faiths, he was a key figure in the Vatican’s efforts to promote mutual understanding and peace.

Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, champion of interreligious dialogue, dies at 72

Nov 25, 2024

By Edward Pentin

A respected expert in Islam, the Spanish prelate devoted much of his career to promoting dialogue with the Muslim religion... Read more

“If we are attacked because of our common baptism, maybe we should also live this common baptism,” said Father Nikodemus Schnabel, abbot of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem.

Christian community comes closer together amid attacks in the Holy Land

Although interreligious dialogue has suffered as a result of the intensification of conflict in the Holy Land, the situation has... Read more

Father Custodio Ballester serves a parish in the Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain.

Priest battles ‘hate crime’ charges for criticizing Islam

Mar 5, 2024

By Martin Barillas

A Spanish priest is facing up to three years in prison on “hate crime” charges for his heated words about... Read more

The Radha Krishna Temple outside of Lisbon held one-hour tours for WYD pilgrims to learn more about what Hindus believe.

Interreligious events at World Youth Day in Lisbon sparsely attended but ‘useful’

Aug 10, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Last week at World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, pilgrims had opportunities to learn from and dialogue with people of... Read more

Dome of the Rock with Christian church in foreground in Jerusalem.

Pope Francis underlines ‘universal value’ of Jerusalem in speech to Palestinians

Mar 9, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The theme of the meeting of the Joint Working Group for Dialogue was the spiritual significance of Jerusalem for Jews,... Read more

Pope Francis meets a Buddhist delegation from Cambodia on Jan. 19, 2023.

Pope Francis discusses ‘ecological conversion’ with Buddhist monks from Cambodia

Jan 19, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope defined “ecological conversion” as “true repentance” that leads to the end of “ideologies and practices that are hurtful... Read more

Pope Francis speaking at the general audience on St. Peter's Square, Nov. 9, 2022

Pope Francis: Bahrain trip ‘a new step’ in Christian-Muslim dialogue

Nov 9, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

“The first visit of a pope in Bahrain represents a new step on the journey between Christian and Muslim believers... Read more

Pope Francis attending the closing of the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence” with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Nov. 4, 2022.

Pope Francis urges Muslim-Catholic collaboration for peace during visit to Gulf kingdom of Bahrain

Nov 4, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis met with Muslim leaders in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain on Friday, saying Catholics and Muslims alike are... Read more

Pope Francis arriving in Bahrain, Nov. 3, 2022

Pope Francis becomes first pope to visit Bahrain

Nov 3, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis landed in the Kingdom of Bahrain Thursday, becoming the first pope to visit the Muslim island nation located... Read more

Archbishop Bashar Warda speaking at the R20 Summit in Indonesia, Nov. 2, 2022

Iraqi archbishop calls for courageous dialogue among religions, end to violent persecution

Nov 3, 2022

By AC Wimmer

Addressing the Group of Twenty’s first-ever forum on religion on Nov. 2, Archbishop Bashar Warda drove home the need for... Read more