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Al-Ab Raf'at Badr

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Forty years of the Spirit of Assisi

On October 27, 1986, Pope Saint John Paul II gathered religious leaders in the Italian city of Assisi, the birthplace of Saint Francis, to pray for peace. The meeting was not an attempt to unify creeds, but a declaration that the diversity of religions does not prevent their followers from meeting…

Earlier articles

October 2026

  1. The Word Between the Manufacture of Hatred and the Manufacture of Peace

    I participated in Cairo in the regional conference organized by the Middle East Council of Churches, the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services, and the Kaisid Dialogue Center,…

    3 min read

September 2026

  1. Spiritual Breezes from the Land of Baptism… Towards 2030

    It is fortunate that the evening of 'Spiritual Breezes from the Land of Baptism', which was hosted by the Roman Amphitheater in Amman, coincided with His Majesty King Abdullah II's speech…

    3 min read

  2. "Journey of Hope"... A New Document on Dialogue Between Muslims and Christians

    Sixty years ago, the document of the Second Vatican Council "In Our Time Nostra Aetate" marked a historic turning point in the relationship of the Catholic Church with followers of other…

    4 min read

  3. The Waters of the Jordan River in the Hands of His Holiness the Pope

    For nearly ten years, I had the honor of participating in the establishment and launch of the "Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation between Diverse Religious Leaders and Institutions in…

    4 min read