As a doctoral student in theology studying Islam and Christianity, I have come across portrayals of Adam that are quite different from the one many Catholics know.
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis, Joe Biden and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar all issue statements promoting human fraternity
Pope Francis, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and President Biden issued statements emphasizing the need to recognize that all people are brothers and sisters and are called to live together as such to achieve peace.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: What Catholics can do to fight Islamophobia
This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley discuss how Christians have at times fueled Islamophobia and what we can do to combat anti-Muslim bias in ourselves in our communities with Jordan Denari Duffner.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: The pope and the grand imam walk a ‘thorny path’ in Catholic-Muslim relations
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell walks listeners through the story of how the pope and the grand imam rebuilt the once-icy relationship between the Vatican and the top Sunni institute, Al-Azhar University.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
An inside look at how Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar have revolutionized Catholic-Muslim relations
A new book takes readers behind the scenes of the unlikely friendship between the leader of the Catholic Church and the head of the most prestigious and influential Islamic institute in the world.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq was a historic breakthrough. But will it lead to greater peace in the Middle East?
An interview with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, on Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq and what’s next for Vatican diplomacy in the Middle East.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis says Iraq trip brought him ‘back to life’ after a year in Covid prison
In an hour-long press conference on the plane to Rome, Francis spoke about how he felt he had “come back to life again” during the visit, after more than a year in “prison” when he could not meet people.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Nobody at the Vatican wants Pope Francis to go to Iraq right now. Why is he so set on going?
What is driving Pope Francis to enter a war zone, during a global pandemic?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pope Francis’ visit will assure Iraqis they have not been forgotten
Pope Francis, by visiting a Shia majority country, completes his pastoral embrace of the Islamic world, begun two years ago with his trip to Abu Dhabi when he met with Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Catholics and Muslims: Who is really better at fasting and prayer?
A Catholic comedian explains Lent, Ramadan and the ways we prove our piety.