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March 9, 2016

‘Unprecedented opportunity’ for Muslims, Catholics to dialogue

Dialogue between Catholics and Muslims is not to ticket off similarities in the two Abrahamic faiths, said a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement.

TORONTO - There can be no question that Muslim-Catholic dialogue matters. More than one billion Catholics and over two billion Muslims combine to cover the globe, penetrate every culture and express their ideas about the world, human life and God in hundreds of languages.

Published in Canada
January 14, 2016

United as God’s chosen

Catholic-Jewish relations continue to improve under Pope Francis. Here he stands with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove at an interreligious ceremony held last September at the the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York.

For the past 50 years, beginning with the 1965 Vatican II decree Nostra aetate, Catholic-Jewish dialogue has steadily improved to the point that today the relationship between Catholics and Jews has never been stronger.

Published in Guest Faith Columns
December 22, 2015

'Nostra Aetate' described as living, vibrant process that must endure

Bishop William F. Murphy

UNITED NATIONS - Fifty years after its promulgation, the Catholic Church retains a solid and irrevocable commitment to the Second Vatican Council's declaration on its relations with non-Christian religions.

Published in Faith
October 29, 2015

Apostolic exhortation on the family could come soon, says cardinal

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, smiles as he attends a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's document, "Nostra Aetate."

VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said an apostolic exhortation on the family following the recently concluded Synod of Bishops could be released soon.

Published in Vatican
October 25, 2015

Nostra Aetate opened Catholics to the world

Toronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins speaks at a synagogue in Toronto. A mere 50 years ago, it would have been unheard of for a Catholic priest to do such a thing. But with the Vatican II declaration Nostra Aetate, the Catholic Church opened itself to the other faiths of the world. Oct. 28 marks the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate.

In or out? Us or them? Where do we draw the line? Should we draw the line? Once a line is drawn, how do we look beyond our borders?

Published in Faith
October 13, 2015

Canadian bishop says 'Nostra Aetate' can help achieve peace, justice

Pope Francis stands between Jewish and Muslim religious leaders during a prayer service at the ground zero 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York Sept. 25. Father John W. Crossin, executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said, "This event is symbolic and is iconic. It's a healing message."

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Second Vatican Council's declaration on the church's relations with non-Christian religions is helping Catholics to build a world of peace, said the chairman of the Canadian bishops' committee on interfaith relations.

Published in Faith
July 17, 2015

CCCB promotes dialogue with Muslims

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops published a new resource to help Canadian Catholics understand their Muslim neighbours who celebrate the end of Ramadan (Ed al-Fitr). This is the first time the CCCB published a resource on relations between Catholics and Muslims.

OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops have released a pamphlet to promote understanding and dialogue with Muslims meant to coincide with Id al-Fitr, the July 18 feast marking the end of Ramadan.

Published in Canada