June 7, 2013 Genova June 7, 2013, tomorrow at 3:45 in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio at the Palazzo Ducale in Piazza Matteotti there will be the meeting “Islam and Diplomacy.” The meeting will focus on the role of Muslim diplomacy and international relations which contributes to the promotion of peace and the dialog…
5/12/2013 “In Palermo it is important support the mosaic of Arab and Islamic presence” said the mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando, at the conference “Culture and Islamic Civilization in Italy” organized by the Muslim World League at the Mosque of Rome. The mayor also reiterated the willingness of Palermo to support the construction of…
A testimony of faith is necessary for a dialogue with all. In Europe today, both to the east and the west, south and in the north the dialogue between Christians and Muslims is inescapable, creating a need for a deeper understanding. Only proper dialogue allows one to approach the Muslim believer free of prejudice. In…
(RNS) Together, Islam and Catholicism represent about 40 percent of the world’s population, so the estimated 1.6 billion Muslims in the world have more than a passing interest in the new pope who will shepherd the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. Too often, relations between the two groups have been shaped by conflict — the Christian…
(RNS) Just as many Catholics have connected Pope Francis’ humility and austere lifestyle with that of St. Francis of Assisi, those seeking clues on the new pontiff’s approach to Christian-Muslim relations see another example in the iconic namesake. In a little known episode in 1219, St. Francis left the camp of the crusaders besieging the…
