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Tikkun ‘Olam, joint contributions by Jews and Christians

"The Christian-Jewish dialogue, prospects of re-encounter between two faiths": a courageous title that drew Jews and Christians from various parts of the world for three days, in late November, to live together an experience of growth. “It was not a...

A letter to Malala

"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." (Malala Yousafzai) Dear friends of the Living Peace Project, Dear peacemakers, Time has come to prepare the Youth World Peace Forum (YWPF) to be held next year 2015,...

Happy New Year 2015!

“It is our desire that then, every year, this commemoration be repeated as a hope and as a promise, at the beginning of the calendar which measures and outlines the path of human life in time, that Peace with its...

“I’ll walk with you”

After the Sydney hostage crisis, acts of kindness to counteract the terrorism From the horror that gripped the city of Sydney in the hostage crisis on December 16th that left two of the captives and the hostage-taker dead, seeds of...

The Power of 1.8 billion youth

The largest global youth population in human history can create a better world for all Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today, and because they are the shapers and leaders of our global...

Merry Christmas!

“Love lies in the heart of every person, even if it is sometimes hidden. A love that makes the men and women of this earth able to embrace the whole world, able to offer their own values as a gift...

Justice: an ongoing exercise

From Argentina, the experience of a judicial official who tries to reconcile fraternity and justice by putting people first. “I’ve been working in the criminal justice system of Santa Fe for twenty years. It’s not a good business card to...

Christmas in Mumbai, bringing Jesus to the lepers of Heaven’s Gate

About 300 people - including Hindus, Muslims and some Christians - will celebrate the birth of Christ at Swarga Dwar, Mumbai, an ashram founded by PIME. The days leading up to the celebration are special for its children who play...

Historic turning point in US-Cuban relations

Obama, Raul Castro thank Pope Francis for mediation New York, December 17 - United States President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro on Wednesday announced an historic thaw in relations between the two countries. "We will start to...

A more humane and fraternal Latin America

On the International Human Rights Day, the manifesto signed by the UNIRedes organisations promotes action for a more fraternal and more socially united world. «64 years after the institution of the International Human Rights Day [10 December] and of the...

Pope’s Message for peace focuses on solidarity to defeat the many forms of modern slavery

No one should become an accomplice in "man's exploitation by man," an activity that touches millions of people forced by violence into "slave labour". In view of the situation, "There is a need for just laws" and international cooperation. Everyone...

Nobel Peace Prize presented to children’s champions Malala and Satyarthi

Yesterday in Oslo the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Sathyarti, awarded last October. Two champions of children’s rights have been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo. The award was shared between Indian...

The greatest goal

Super Soccer World 2014, a worldwide soccer tournament for teens who would like to use sports as an instrument for building relationships and for peace among different countries. There were 56 teams involved from various cities around the world. A...

French ‘Ring of Memory’ memorial – an expression of fellowship

A memorial that has not only to remember but most of all to unite. ‘The Ring of Memory’ memorial in northern France was designed to focus attention not on nations but on the individuals who lost their lives in World...

Letter from Damascus

What does it mean to live in war? What does it mean to see every day murder victims? A way out is still possible? A friend who lives in Damascus sent us this letter. Dear all,sorry that I have not...

World Religious leaders together against modern slavery

Pope Francis and leaders of the Orthodox, Anglican, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist faiths sign a Joint Declaration in the Vatican today. Through the latter, the Global Freedom Network (GFN), which is behind the initiative, wants a common commitment to...

“Women at the heart of the monotheisms: a pluralist history” – Interreligious Symposium in Rabat

Around a hundred scholars coming from 25 countries, from the three monotheistic religions, to make an in-depth study together on the dignity and the role of the woman in building peace. «To create a network of women, going beyond the...

A simple bottle of water was enough

"What if I offer him the water bottle I just bought?" Sometimes a simple act of love is enough It was a hot day. I had just arrived in the big city after a two-hour train ride for a doctor’s...

Iraq – Italy: Almost 700,000 euros raised as the ‘Adopt a Christian from Mosul’ campaign continues

A second instalment is sent with funds raised in September. The fate of East-West relations is being played out in the Middle East and Iraq. Pope Francis and the Synod issue an appeal. Governments are lukewarm. Aid is coming from...

The Treasure Trove of Heaven Gets Open

EoC entrepreneur Gonzalo Perrín's experience told at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina) during the event: "Subsidiarity: An Entrepreneurial Commitment". Gonzalo Perrín would never have imagined becoming the manager of a company producing biscuits at the age of only 29....

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