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July 12, 2016

Vatican, al-Azhar officials look to kick-start joint talks, cooperation

Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt's al-Azhar mosque and university, during a private meeting at the Vatican May 23.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican and Sunni Islam's leading institution of higher learning have begun looking for ways to restart formal dialogue.

Published in International
February 18, 2016

Vatican invites head of al-Azhar to meet with pope to restart dialogue

In this Dec. 29, 2013, file photo, Egyptian students look out the windows of a faculty building at Cairo's al-Azhar University one day after student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood set it on fire in Cairo, Egypt. The Vatican's interreligious council invited Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar University, to travel to the Vatican and meet with Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's interreligious council invited the head of a leading Muslim institution to meet with Pope Francis as part of an effort to restart dialogue.

Published in Vatican
January 12, 2015

Charlie Hebdo 'part of the situation' that led to attack, says Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor says that satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo contributed to the Paris shooting situation with publishing content with no respect 'afforded to fellow citizens and minorities.' Taylor is pictured here speaking at Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on Nov. 3, 2011.

While nothing can ever justify cold-blooded murder, the Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris are no surprise, said Canada’s most famous Catholic philosopher.

Published in Canada