March 19, 2013 A Capuchin monk from Friulana, Marco D’Aviano, who energized Christians troops before the Battle of Vienna in which Ottoman army of 300,000 warriors was stopped in their besiegement of Vienna on September 11, 1683. The film explains that this was the first September 11; 300 years ago. Produced by RAI the film…
Pope Francis has always been open to dialogues with other religions. During his time in Buenos Aires, he continually supported open avenues of communication with non-Christian communities. The ex-Cardinal would visit other religious centers before major holidays. The secretary of the Islamic Center of Argentina (CIRA), Sumer Noufouri, said he considers Pope Francis’ a sincere…
Friday, March 15, 2013 This is the message addressed to Pope Francis sent by COREIS Italian an organization which represents Italian Muslims As Muslims, we wish to express to all Catholic Christians, our brothers in the faith of One God, our most heartfelt congratulations for the renewal of a leadership role for the Catholic Church….
The election of Pope Francis has been hailed as an invitation to dialogue from other religions. Euronews correspondent in Turkey met Cemal Usak, a Muslim intellectual, according to whom the new pope represents a new hope, “John Paul II was very open to dialogue, especially with Muslims. Pope Benedict, was, on the contrary, very closed…
The Archbishop of Mosul, Monsignor Emile Shimon Nona, hopes the new Pope will resume a positive dialogue with Islam. This dialogue is especially important in the Christian Middle East.
