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New Zealand Catholic Bishops Committee for Interfaith Relations (NZCBCIR)
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Committee for Interfaith Relations (NZCBCIR)
“Our Kaupapa is Dialogue” Aotearoa New Zealand is ranking as the 16th most religiously diverse nation in the world. With only about 4.6million people and about half of the population…
At the end of the World Interfaith Harmony Week 2026, more than 50 participants of 15 different faiths or religious groups met for a workshop in Browns Bay, Auckland, to…
“In our times”… (Nostra Aetate) - a title that doesn’t really tell us anything about the content of this encyclical. However, it also makes the document timeless. The content was…
Pope Paul VI, the pope who closed the Second Vatican Council, Vatican II, was convinced that reaching out to the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant churches and other religions would make…
Articles & Links on Interfaith Exploring Sacred Spaces - AIFC Reports on Interfaith Initiatives Nostra Aetate - Vatican Document on Interfaith Relations Promoting Interfaith Relations - New Zealand Document by…
Being a member on interfaith committees is not like being on other committees where you can serve a term of a couple of years and leave. Interreligious dialogue begins with…
Naw-Rúz is the first day of the Baháʼí calendar year, and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the northern vernal equinox, usually…
Scholars, religious leaders and people involved in their communities and in Interfaith dialogue came together from around New Zealand, Australia and the USA to discuss the theme of “Freedom to…