May 14, 2013
The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions in partnership with the DePaul University Office of Religious Diversity is convening a special one hour solidarity circle for interfaith leaders to meet Catholic priest, Padre Alejandro Solalinde, and his Caravan Opening Doors To Hope. ...
May 2, 2013
1001 movement igniting new vision in Puerto Rico
May 2, 2013
Ana Victoria, administrator with the presbytery of the Southwest, enjoying a time of welcome and worship at 1001 gathering in Puerto Rico —photo by Erin Dunigan...
April 30, 2013
Hudson River Presbytery invites the risk of creativity
April 30, 2013
NYACK, N.Y.
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April 25, 2013
April 25, 2013
WASHINGTON
With the help of pagans, Jains and people of a range of other faiths, the Council for a Parliament of...
April 18, 2013
The Rev. Bonnie Perry, rector of All Saints, Chicago, kayaking on...
April 12, 2013
The council that convenes the Parliament of the World’s Religions recently announced an urgent financial challenge putting the largest and oldest global Interfaith organization into jeopardy of closing imminently after April 15.
Plans for moving forward have jumpstarted with relief efforts from Baha’i, Hindu, Jain...
[Episcopal Public Policy Network] Migel’s small plot of maize crop appeared infested with weeds; tall green plants disrupted the ordered rows of corn stalks. But Migel explained that the green legume, indigenous to Chiapas, Mexico, functioned as a natural fertilizer by extracting nitrogen from the air and enriching the soil.
Migel then took us to his garden. He had interspersed basil and oregano plants among his tomatoes and peppers. Their powerful smell keeps away...
April 2, 2013
Religious freedom festival celebrates progress in recent years
Apr 2, 2013 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
IAD/ANN staff
A large-scale festival of religious liberty here in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas underscores how freedom of conscience continues to improve in this region with a history of persecution against some religions.
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April 1, 2013
[Episcopal News Service] Military service is an historical tradition in Navajo culture.
In Mike Bekis’ immediate family, for instance, 38 members have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
“Just like my five uncles before us, they were all World War II [veterans], all of us have stepped up,” said Bekis, in a telephone call from Farmington, New Mexico, with ENS. “And we just followed in their footsteps.”
In May 2012, Bekis, who served in...
March 27, 2013
Ambassador to the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Rosalia Lozano Benitez, shares this Writing On Interreligious Dialogue* from her view as an Interfaith activist in Mexico.
*English translation, see below for original Spanish-language submission
There is no way to peace, peace is the way – Gandhi.
No peace among the nations without peace among religions – Hans Kung.
All roads lead to the same absolute spirit – Javier Melloni...