Herculaneum. After Rome, Warsaw, Bari, Malta, Lisbon, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bPalermo, Aechen, Lyon, Milan, October 21 to 23, including Naples, "the city significant for its history and its location in the heart of the Mediterranean, a crossroads of different traditions cultural and religious, will be the capital of PACE.
In a time when religions seem to be hoisted as a signal of cultural differences and, consequently, of confrontation, just from the world of religion there comes a message of hope and dialogue, "For a world without violence, religions and cultures in dialogue", the title of the event.
For three days the city of Naples will host all the religions of the world together for peace.
Unfortunately the media seem to bring this great event in the background, focusing more on the visit of Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday. Although honored by the visit of our pope, who as head of the Catholic Church will meet representatives of other religions, which should fill us with joy is a big step forward towards a world of respect: the faithful of the most varied existing credit the world, walked arm in arm, toward one goal: to respect and peace.
This important event will touch the summit and the conclusion, on Tuesday at 17.30 when we pray together, not in the same place, but at the same time and according to their traditions. On this occasion will, however, can attend the celebrations at the various religious rites. After the prayer includes all the different communities in the same march for the procession for peace and the final ceremony in the square of the Plebiscite.
Several round tables are scheduled during the three days, one of which is to take place in Villa Ercolano Campolieto.
The meeting will be on "The Christians and peace ", it envisages the presence of Mayor Daniel Nino, while the speakers will be:
- Christophe D'Aloisio, the Belgian president of Syndesmos, international fraternity of 126 Orthodox youth organizations;
- Paul Grossrieder, Switzerland, Director-General International Committee of the Red Cross
- Food Huotari, bishop of the Lutheran Church of Mikkaili, Finland;
- Seraphim Kykkotis His Eminence, Metropolitan Archbishop of Potoria and Johannesburg, South Africa, the greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.
Just because all the other newspapers and TV stations give little importance to this event, Don Joseph, pastor of St. Catherine, along with the Sant'Egidio Community, Monday, Oct. 15 in the halls of the Basilica of Pugliano, held a meeting, which we call the "Spirit of Assisi" to explain to the parties concerned, the "spirit" of this event, which was attended among others , Principal and Professor Iacomino. Accardo
After over again, with some slides of the various religious approaches, recalls how his father Joseph at this time need a "new humanism for a dream of peace."
After September 11 it's more difficult, you try another, the guilty, we are led to be afraid of other than themselves. The dialogue is a necessity, a question, but also an answer to everything, and it is their religions. As Alexander points out, the Sant'Egidio community "dialogue does not leave anyone helpless, nothing is lost in it."
The comparison with others does not negate the differences, but deepens the identity.
For more information, visit www.santegidio.org
In a time when religions seem to be hoisted as a signal of cultural differences and, consequently, of confrontation, just from the world of religion there comes a message of hope and dialogue, "For a world without violence, religions and cultures in dialogue", the title of the event.
For three days the city of Naples will host all the religions of the world together for peace.
Unfortunately the media seem to bring this great event in the background, focusing more on the visit of Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday. Although honored by the visit of our pope, who as head of the Catholic Church will meet representatives of other religions, which should fill us with joy is a big step forward towards a world of respect: the faithful of the most varied existing credit the world, walked arm in arm, toward one goal: to respect and peace.
This important event will touch the summit and the conclusion, on Tuesday at 17.30 when we pray together, not in the same place, but at the same time and according to their traditions. On this occasion will, however, can attend the celebrations at the various religious rites. After the prayer includes all the different communities in the same march for the procession for peace and the final ceremony in the square of the Plebiscite.
Several round tables are scheduled during the three days, one of which is to take place in Villa Ercolano Campolieto.
The meeting will be on "The Christians and peace ", it envisages the presence of Mayor Daniel Nino, while the speakers will be:
- Christophe D'Aloisio, the Belgian president of Syndesmos, international fraternity of 126 Orthodox youth organizations;
- Paul Grossrieder, Switzerland, Director-General International Committee of the Red Cross
- Food Huotari, bishop of the Lutheran Church of Mikkaili, Finland;
- Seraphim Kykkotis His Eminence, Metropolitan Archbishop of Potoria and Johannesburg, South Africa, the greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.
Just because all the other newspapers and TV stations give little importance to this event, Don Joseph, pastor of St. Catherine, along with the Sant'Egidio Community, Monday, Oct. 15 in the halls of the Basilica of Pugliano, held a meeting, which we call the "Spirit of Assisi" to explain to the parties concerned, the "spirit" of this event, which was attended among others , Principal and Professor Iacomino. Accardo
After over again, with some slides of the various religious approaches, recalls how his father Joseph at this time need a "new humanism for a dream of peace."
After September 11 it's more difficult, you try another, the guilty, we are led to be afraid of other than themselves. The dialogue is a necessity, a question, but also an answer to everything, and it is their religions. As Alexander points out, the Sant'Egidio community "dialogue does not leave anyone helpless, nothing is lost in it."
The comparison with others does not negate the differences, but deepens the identity.
For more information, visit www.santegidio.org
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