Religions for Peace

Woman chosen to lead Religions for Peace as others urge greater female visibility

By Adelle M. Banks — August 22, 2019
LINDAU, Germany (RNS) — Azza Karam, an expert who works with the U.N. on issues of religion and development, succeeds William Vendley, who has held the role since 1994.

International interfaith gathering: ‘We must work together or we will all fail’

By Eric J. Lyman — August 21, 2019
LINDAU, Germany (RNS) — Interfaith leaders meeting in Germany this week will discuss how they can help address issues like climate change, terrorism, women’s rights, warfare, poverty, sexual violence and migration.

Young activists push interfaith gathering to act on climate change, justice

By Eric J. Lyman — August 20, 2019
LINDAU, Germany (RNS) — Young activists are among the 1,000 attendees, including representatives from religious groups, governments, multilateral organizations and nongovernmental groups, hailing from more than 100 countries, gathered for an international, interfaith event this week. 

VIDEO: Journalists & Religious Leaders Reflect on Faith in Myanmar Media

By Brian Pellot — June 5, 2015
Religion Newswriters Foundation gathered a panel of journalists and faith leaders representing Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism to discuss how they see local media portrayals of faith in Myanmar.
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