Interfaith group pledges to use religion’s influence to address climate change, poverty
Lindau, GermanyRNS The international interfaith organisation Religions for Peace introduced its first-ever female and first-ever Muslim secretary-general at its World Assembly on Friday and unveiled a joint declaration in which attendees vowed to join forces to confront an array of the world’s most difficult problems. The final day of the 20th to 23rd August Religions […]
POSTCARDS: GERMAN TOWN WELCOMES HUNDREDS FROM DIFFERENT FAITHS FOR FOOD, WORSHIP AND UNITY
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports from Lindau in Germany…
Outgoing Religions for Peace leader reflects on decades of interfaith cooperation
Lindau, GermanyRNS William Vendley, the outgoing head of Religions for Peace, said religions must learn to be “bilingual” in the future — becoming adept at addressing their own congregations while also speaking to the world around them. Vendley speaks from experience. He has led Religions for Peace, a global coalition of religions that acts as a […]
Woman chosen to lead Religions for Peace as others urge greater female visibility
Lindau, GermanyRNS On the same day that a prominent woman urged greater inclusion of female leaders in Religions for Peace, delegates to the 10th World Assembly of the interreligious global organisation elected their first woman secretary-general. On Wednesday, they chose Azza Karam, an expert who works with the United Nations on issues of religion and […]
International interfaith gathering: “We must work together or we will all fail”
Lindau, GermanyRNS The 10th Religions for Peace World Assembly launched Tuesday with calls for religious groups to take decisive action on the main geopolitical issues of the day, and ending with an unusual “statement of commitment” aimed at fostering multireligious cooperation. Almost every religious leader who spoke at the opening ceremony called communities of faith […]
Young activists push interfaith gathering to act on climate change, justice
RNSLindau, Germany On the eve of the 10th – and the largest and most cosmopolitan yet – Religions for Peace World Assembly, young participants in the forum said they are pushing more senior representatives to be more active in addressing issues such as global warming and terrorism. The young activists are among the 1,000 attendees, […]