In an interview with America, Father Markus Solo spoke about the reasons why Indonesia’s government and its Catholic and Muslim leaders wanted Francis to visit the country, which he described as “young and dynamic.”
Interreligious Dialogue
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A brief history of the Catholic Church in Indonesia
How much of Indonesia is Catholic? Is Christianity on the rise? Why is Pope Francis visiting? Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
How being vegetarian for 50 years has made me a better Catholic priest and teacher
Five decades of vegetarian diet has changed me, for the better, I think: simpler, more natural, more connected to the smaller and larger life forms around me.
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Pope Francis to meet President Biden at G7 meeting in Italy
Pope Francis is scheduled to sit down with U.S. President Joe Biden and eight other heads of state in a series of private bilateral meetings during the Group of Seven on Friday, June 14.
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Columbia University chaplain: Catholics called to be peacemakers amid campus protests
”The division and hatred that have been part of these protests and demonstrations do not come from the true God,” Father Roger L. Landry said.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
All people of faith should stand against China’s Uyghur genocide
Christians and Jews have come together to support the U.S. civil rights movement and the end of apartheid in South Africa. The repression of the Uyghurs in China also demands interreligious unity.
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The danger of ignoring Jesus’ Jewish identity
New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine joins the “Jesuitical” podcast to explain why Christians must understand Jesus within his Jewish context.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The friendship between Catholics and Jews goes deeper than diplomacy
Catholics and Jews must be very careful not to reduce our relations with one another to politics or diplomacy. Instead, we should seek friendship and interreligious dialogue that can thrive beyond all political considerations.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
A rabbi’s call for Pope Francis and Catholics to respond to ‘existential threat’ facing Jewish people
The Second Vatican Council helped establish a bond of friendship between Catholics and Jews. What is the state of that unity after the Oct. 7 terrorist massacre?
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Interview: Pope Francis’ presence at COP28 climate conference in Dubai is ‘without precedence’
“The pope’s presence at COP28 will be a historic event and without precedence in the history of COP,” Judge Mohamed Abdel Salam, a chief architect of the visit, said in this exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell.