Benin s former ambassador to the Vatican forwards pope s call for human fraternity in Africa A new social movement founded by Ambassador Theodore Loko sponsors an international conference in South Benin to promote the International Day of Human Fraternity
Partial view of the participants in the Colloquium on Human Fraternity at the University of Abomey-Calavi on 5 February/DR
A fledgling Catholic social movement, founded by Benin s former ambassador to the Holy See, has helped Africa participate in the launch of the first-ever International Day of Human Fraternity through a university conference in South Benin. It is a pleasure for the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) to host this first celebration of the International Day of Human Fraternity, said Professor Maxime da Cruz, rector of the institution in his welcoming remarks.
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has long maintained a sense of harmony between its various communities, allowing each to stay true to its cultural and religious roots.
The value of tolerance was enshrined by the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Half a century after the country was formed, the emirate Sheikh Zayed not only has many well-loved mosques, including the iconic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, but also a number of places of worship for non-Muslim communities.
Places of worship
A total of 18 churches are prominent places of gathering and worship for their respective communities in Abu Dhabi. The UAE’s first Hindu temple is also currently under construction at Abu Dhabi’s Abu Mureikhah area.
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By Junno Arocho Esteves
The world must begin to realize its shared humanity in order to live peacefully, otherwise it risks falling apart in endless conflicts, Pope Francis said.
“Today, there is no time for indifference,” the pope said Feb. 4 at a virtual event commemorating the first International Day of Human Fraternity.
“We cannot wash our hands of it, with distance, with disregard, with contempt. Either we are brothers and sisters or everything falls apart. It is the frontier, the frontier on which we have to build; it is the challenge of our century, it is the challenge of our time,” he said.
Indonesian interfaith leaders sign up for UN fraternity day
New special day on UN calendar marked for first time by Christians and Muslims
Franciscan Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor (third from right) with other religious leaders after signing a declaration stating their commitment to strengthening fraternity. (Photo courtesy of Beatae Mariae Virginis Cathedral Church’s social communications desk)
Interfaith leaders and youths in Bogor in Indonesia’s West Java province marked the first International Day of Human Fraternity by issuing a declaration stating their commitment to strengthening interreligious brotherhood.
The UN General Assembly declared Feb. 4 as International Day of Human Fraternity on Dec. 21, 2020, to promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue.