This past weekend, Pope Frances visited Lesbos, a Greek island filled with Syrian refugees. He returned to Italy with twelve Syrian refugees. The twelve refugees are three Muslim families whose homes were bombed in Syria. Out of the twelve refugees, six of them are children. “The Vatican will take responsibility for bringing in and maintaining the…
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Influencing Public Discussions of Islam
“It is not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting God. But the converse is also true: It is not possible to establish true links with God while ignoring other people. Hence, it is important to intensify dialogue among the various religions and I am thinking particularly of dialogue with Islam.” -Pope Francis Welcoming…