Opening our hearts to the world: compassion in action
The official report of the 2021 Parliament of the World's Religions is now LIVE. This virtual publication highlights the themes, programs, and luminaries featured in the virtual Convening and celebrates the communities, working groups, and individuals who made it possible.
The 2023 Parliament Convening will be hosted 14-18 August 2023 at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center and celebrates 130 years of history in the city and for the interfaith movement.
2023 Parliament Convening Makes A Call to Conscience to Defend Freedom & Human Rights
Affirming our commitment to a more peaceful, just and sustainable world, we are proud to share that the theme of the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions will be, “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights”.The 2023 Parliament Convening will be hosted 14-18 August 2023 at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center and celebrates 130 years of history in the city and for the interfaith movement.
The Convening will address the threat of climate change, the dignity of women and girls, the rights of Indigenous peoples, the next generation, peace and justice, the reduction of inequalities, and countless other critical issues affecting the planet. All anchored in a call to action first endorsed by the world’s religions 30 years ago in its foundational document Towards a Global Ethic to defend freedom, human rights, and democracy around the world.
Chicago South Side Interreligious Organizations Convene For The “Chicago Interfaith Trolley Tour”
On 24 April 2022, the Parliament of the World's Religions is joining the Chicago Theological Seminary, A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice at Lutheran School of Theology, American Islamic College, and the Hyde Park Kenwood Interfaith Council in sponsoring a Chicago Interfaith Trolley Tour and Iftar. The Trolley will explore five sacred spaces in the Hyde Park/ Kenwood neighborhoods of Chicago, learning about the April holy days, as well as the collaborative interfaith work happening in the community.Religica Podcast Features Rick Rouse
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- Second annual Antisemitism Awareness Week encourages interfaith dialogue, shines light on Judaism from The Observer
- This April, Chicago has a rare opportunity for interfaith cooperation from Chicago Sun Times
- The immigrant neighborhood—and interfaith friendships—that made Pope Francis from America The Magazine
- Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility celebrates 50 years of faith-based shareholder advocacy from Baptist News Global
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