
Cardinal Tauran, Leader in Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, Dies at 75
The longtime Vatican diplomat died Thursday in Connecticut after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
The longtime Vatican diplomat died Thursday in Connecticut after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Dialogue between the Vatican and al-Ahzar, one of Sunni Islam’s most prestigious institutions, has been broken for several years, but the Holy Father wants to revive it.
In addition to the communiqué issued Wednesday by the Holy See, Pope Francis condemned the attacks in his Thursday homily and sent a telegram expressing his condolences to the French people.
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