Catholic-Muslim relations Archives

‘We are all brothers,’ Franciscan in Jericho says of iftar gifts

Apr 28, 2021

As his Muslim neighbors and fellow Jericho residents make their way home for the iftar, which breaks the daily fast throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Franciscan Father Mario Hadchiti hands out small bags of dates and water to passersby in front of the Franciscan Good Shepherd Church.

By Judith Sudilovsky

Sri Lankan archbishop asks Muslims to reject extremism

Apr 21, 2021

A Sri Lankan Catholic cardinal appealed to the country’s Muslims on Wednesday to reject extremism and join Catholics in determining the truth behind Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people.

By Krishan Francis

Christians, Muslims must spread hope, says Vatican message for Ramadan

Apr 16, 2021

Christians and Muslims share a conviction that God calls them to be “witnesses, restorers and builders of hope” both in this life and for the life to come, said the leaders of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

By Cindy Wooden

Engaging Christian, Muslim youth in Sahel before terrorists do is seen as key

Apr 1, 2021

Getting Muslim and Christian young people together to know each other before terrorist groups can sow divisiveness is seen as key to peace in the Sahel region of western Africa, said panelists during a March 30 online workshop presented by Catholic Relief Services.

By Mark Pattison

Malaysian court rules non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’

Mar 10, 2021

A Malaysian court ruled Wednesday that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to God, in a major decision in a divisive issue for religious freedom in the Muslim-majority country.

By Associated Press

Living the beatitudes can change the world, pope says in Iraq

Mar 6, 2021

Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them.

By Cindy Wooden

Iraqi minister declares national day in honor of Pope, al-Sistani meeting

Mar 6, 2021

On Saturday Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced a day of tolerance and coexistence in honor of Pope Francis’s historic meeting with top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani earlier that morning.

By Elise Ann Allen