URI Africa to take part in international symposium at the Vatican

12 March 2014

URI Africa will take part in the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion to be held in Rome, Italy, from March 31st to April 3rd, on the theme of “The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths." 

The Symposium will focus on the following issues: 

-The Role of Inter-faith Dialogue in Peace Building
-Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Global Community
-Cultural Diplomacy and the Unity of Faiths

 

Symposium Overview

The International Symposium on Religion & Cultural Diplomacy will focus on "The Promotion of World Peace through Interfaith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths" and highlight the importance of religious interchange as a vehicle for World Peace. The potential role religion plays in the promotion of global peace and stability will be outlined, with the aim to exemplify the positive and demonstrative effect it can bear in impacting society.

Religion can be used as a major force of unification between divergent factions; through the analysis and promotion of inter-faith dialogue, the Symposium will illustrate the key role religion plays in facilitating mutual understanding and tolerance of varying spiritual affiliations. The overall objective of the Symposium will be to demonstrate how inter-faith dialogue can be used as an effective tool in promoting global peace and reconciliation, and the power of religion to bring varying groups together in order to establish and maintain constructive channels of communication and sustainable collaboration.

Symposium Locations

Based in Rome and the Vatican City, the Symposium will be hosted at a number of important political, historic, and cultural locations across the city, and will consist of excursions to the country's top institutions and landmarks.

Symposium Speakers & Delegates 

Speakers and Delegates during the Symposium will include religious and spiritual leaders, leading politicians and diplomats, senior academics and other dignitaries from around the world. 

MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH 

In peace and gratitude, 

Mussie Hailu