The Way Home What saint Francis and Rumi Still Whisper to a Restless Worlda conference by Mahmoodreza Esfandiar Forty years ago, on 27 October 1986, Pope John Paul II brought together leaders of the world’s various religions on the hill of Assisi for a day of prayer for peace. That event, which remains unique in …
Methodological Notes for a Theology FROM the Mediterranean Press Release DoSt-I, with the presence of Fr. Claudio Monge OP, participated in the process of creating the Network for a Theology FROM the Mediterranean and contributed to the drafting of the manifesto presented to Pope Francis in Marseille. Now, an accompanying document on the Working Method …
Dilexi Te – I Have Loved You Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro presents Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te is Pope Leo XIV’s first official document. As such, this document serves as a programme for his papacy. In this exhortation, Pope Leo XIV, in harmony with the teaching of Pope Francis, emphasises that the poor are …
Isaac of Nineveh and His Context Conference by Fr. Paolo Pugliese, OFM Cap. Isaac of Nineveh was born in Arabia at the beginning of the seventh century. He was ordained bishop of the East Syriac Church in Nineveh, but soon resigned from his office to withdraw into a monastery. He is the author of spiritual …
Theologians engage in dialogue God, the Victims and Global Violence Challenges for religions today On the occasion of a study seminar that will bring together North American and European Dominican theologians in Istanbul, in dialogue with local thinkers, we would like to offer to a wider audience the fruit of our reflections on a crucial …
Ecumenism and Eucharist The video of the conference (in Turkish) https://youtu.be/k_k0oKQiUes The theme of the last appointment of the conference series dedicated to the mystery of the Eucharist is the thorny and challenging question of the relationship between ecumenism and the Eucharist. Although Orthodox and Catholic Christians share the same Eucharistic faith, they cannot …
The Eucharist according to Thomas Aquinas The video of the conference (in Turkish) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21k3GntIACc In the third appointment of the series of lectures on the mystery of the Eucharist, Fr Luca Refatti presented the thought of the medieval theologian Thomas of Aquino. After briefly introducing the figure of Thomas, Luca Refatti compared the Eucharistic mystery …
Religious Space | Sacred Space An Interreligious Conversation The sacred is a space/time in which, often through a series of rites, the faithful attempt to pay homage to God, or even to supernatural forces. The reality of holy places is universal, regardless of cultural area. It is a quest for the absolute, a search for …
The Eucharist in the History of Art The video of the conference (in Turkish) https://youtu.be/A3Brt7E1p_A?si=RYWoA5siXAYPNO5f The second of four lectures on the mystery of the Eucharist, the most important sacrament of the Church, celebrated at every Mass, was presented by Artem Vaniushin.Artem Vaniushin took us on a wonderful visual journey to discover how the Eucharistic …
Ecumenism and Eucharist Conference The theme of the last appointment of the conference series dedicated to the mystery of the Eucharist is the thorny and challenging question of the relationship between ecumenism and the Eucharist. Although Orthodox and Catholic Christians share the same Eucharistic faith, they cannot celebrate together what is the mystery and sacrament …
