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An economy for peace
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org We hear every day about the war economy. Is this inevitable? Can we reverse things and talk about an economy of peace? This is the question...
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RUSSIA: Shootings in several cities of Dagestan, a synagogue and churches attacked
At least 19 people were victims of an attack on police officers, Orthodox churches and synagogues in Dagestan Derbent and Makhachkala on Sunday evening. Five attackers were killed, the authorities...
Christianity
Patriarch Bartholomew: To remain silent in the face of the cruelty of war is shameful!
"War is always destructive. To remain silent in the face of the cruelty of war is shameful! It is our duty and mission to protect and promote peace. "Blessed are...
Defense
Shooting at two churches, a synagogue on fire and an attack on a police post in Dagestan
A 66-year-old priest, a church guard, a synagogue guard and at least six policemen were killed in a series of armed attacks on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a...
Culture
Called to weave relationships of peace. The role of religions
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org This was the theme of a Round Table as part of the Interreligious Conference organized by the Focolare Movement, in the Roman Hills, beginning of June...
Christianity
RUSSIA: Heavy prison terms for 9 Jehovah’s Witnesses in the occupied territory of Crimea
Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses living in the occupied territory of Crimea are currently serving heavy prison terms of 54 to 72 months for exercising their right to freedom of assembly and...
Education
Faces of interreligious dialogue today
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org The spirituality of the Focolare, a movement recognized by the Catholic Church, is also experienced to some degree by members of other religions. During the interreligious...
Bahai
Ten women Iranian prisoners issue statement as #OurStoryIsOne marks one year
GENEVA—18 June 2024— In a moving statement, 10 Iranian women imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison have honored 10 Iranian Baha’i women imprisoned four decades earlier, in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz....
Christianity
The sources of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org To understand the place of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement, born during the Second World War, we must return to its’ sources. The recent interreligious...
Education
One human family. New paths for dialogue
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Bahais gathered in the heights of Rome, for a week of intense dialogue in the spirit of the spirituality of...