by Sheila Pires | Jul 24, 2024 | Interreligious Dialogue
The Coordinating Secretary of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Department of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Dialogue with the Secular World says a joint call by faith leaders in Africa carries more weight in advocating for debt...
by Sheila Pires | May 6, 2024 | Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue
“You shall love the Lord your God… and your neighbour as yourself” (Lk 10:27) is the theme chosen for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WCPU). The international Christian ecumenical initiative which is observed in countries in the Southern Hemisphere...
by Sheila Pires | Mar 15, 2024 | Interreligious Dialogue
In the annual message for the Islamic month of Ramadan, the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue releases is urging all religious believers to extinguish “the fires of hatred, violence, and war, and instead light the gentle candle of peace.” In a...
by Sheila Pires | Nov 8, 2023 | Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue
The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Office for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue has joined the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue in extending festive greetings to all Hindus, ahead of the feast of Deepavali (or Diwali), which...
by Sheila Pires | Nov 7, 2023 | Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue
The September “Winter Living Theology 2023” held at Lumko Institute and Conference Centre under the theme “Our Bible: where does it come from and why do we need it?” saw the participation of the ecumenical fraternity. Among those in attendance during the three-day...
by Sheila Pires | Jun 12, 2023 | Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue
When asked if I could bring together the Week of Christian Unity and the Laudato Si Week which are concomitantly happening in the South African Church this year. I was wondering how I could put these two weeks together. As a priest working at the Department of...
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