Is Anyone Listening to Pope Francis’ Call for Interreligious Dialogue? Kazakhstan Is
The Holy Father’s vision of global solidarity and interreligious fraternity has found a foothold in this predominantly Muslim Central Asian nation.
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Kazakhstan, German Synodal Way and Planned Parenthood’s New Business (Sept. 17)
Pope Francis went to Kazakhstan this week to visit the small Catholic community there as well as attend a congress for leaders of world religions. AC Wimmer, an editor and journalist for EWTN News, joins us on Register Radio to discuss the papal trip as well the latest news of the German ‘synodal path.’ Then we turn to Register national reporter Lauretta Brown to look at Planned Parenthood’s thriving ‘transgender services’ business and how a growing number of people are speaking out against the adverse effects of so-called gender transition.
A ‘Supermarket of Religions,’ God’s Will, and the Wisdom of a Tweaked Declaration
This new wording was published by the congress website and local media on Sept. 15, apparently hours after the previous version, which was streamed by Vatican News and EWTN — and can still be found online.
Kazakhstan Bishop Cautions About Interreligious Meeting the Pope Attended
Bishop Athanasius Schneider spoke with EWTN about the gathering in his country, which concluded today.
Pope Francis: ‘The West Has Taken the Wrong Paths’
In the course of the in-flight press conference, the Pope also addressed the Russo-Ukrainian War and Ukraine’s right to defend itself, relations between the Holy See and China, and critiques that participation in the Kazakh interreligious congress risks indifferentism.
Catholics in Kazakhstan: Few in Number but Deep in Faith
Despite making up only 1% of the country’s population, Catholics in Kazakhstan are devoted to the Virgin Mary.
Pope Francis at Close of Kazakhstan Congress: Interreligious Dialogue an Urgent Need
The Pope said in his remarks that the world’s great religious traditions should give witness to the shared spiritual and moral patrimony of transcendence and fraternity.
Kazakhstan Interreligious Congress Adopts Declaration Calling Religious Pluralism ‘God’s Will’
Almost 100 delegates from around the world, representing the world’s major religions, participated in the three-day conference.
Pope Francis Tells Kazakhstan’s Small Catholic Community ‘Being Little’ Is a Blessing
Inside the cathedral, the Pope listened to testimonies from the rector of the only Catholic seminary in Central Asia, a religious sister, a father of five children, and the wife of a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest.
Kazakhstan Interreligious Summit a Chance ‘To Find Common Paths for Humanity’
In an interview at the event on Sept. 14 with EWTN, several cardinals spoke about the broader dimensions to the meeting of religious leaders.
