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  • Iraq trip is opportunity for pope to build rapport with Shiite Muslims

    Iraq trip is opportunity for pope to build rapport with Shiite Muslims

    • Feb 21, 2021

    As Pope Francis continues his efforts to encourage and personally engage in interreligious dialogue, his planned March trip to Iraq will be an opportunity to extend a hand to the Shiite Muslim community.

    By Cindy Wooden
  • Expert sees changing religious landscape in the Middle East

    Expert sees changing religious landscape in the Middle East

    • Feb 18, 2021

    A Jordan native and expert on Islamic affairs has said the changing faith dynamics of the Middle East has provided an opportunity to reflect on the underlying causes.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Pope to meet top Shi’a cleric during Iraq trip, cardinal says

    Pope to meet top Shi’a cleric during Iraq trip, cardinal says

    • Jan 29, 2021

    If Pope Francis’s awaited trip to Iraq in March goes through as planned, he will likely meet the country’s top spiritual leader for Shiite Muslims, marking a significant step in his pursuit of interfaith dialogue.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Fears of ‘Love Jihad’ cause Catholic Church in India to look at interfaith marriages

    Fears of ‘Love Jihad’ cause Catholic Church in India to look at interfaith marriages

    • Nov 26, 2020

    An Indian cardinal has set up a commission to look into interfaith marriage as the issue has become a political flashpoint in the country.

    By Nirmala Carvalho
  • As anger rises, thousands of Muslims protest French cartoons

    As anger rises, thousands of Muslims protest French cartoons

    • Oct 30, 2020

    Thousands of Muslims in Pakistan poured out of prayer services to join anti-France protests on Friday, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Muhammad, the founder of Islam, continues to roil the Muslim world.

    By Isabel Debre
  • As Hagia Sophia opens as mosque, Orthodox observe day of mourning

    As Hagia Sophia opens as mosque, Orthodox observe day of mourning

    • Jul 24, 2020

    As Muslims for the first time 86 years chant prayers from Istanbul’s famed Hagia Sophia Friday morning, Orthodox Christians worldwide will recite an ancient hymn in lamentation of what they see as a major blow to interreligious coexistence.

    By Elise Ann Allen
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