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Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
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Meetings with Diplomats and Clergy in Peru
- Friday, April 4, 2014
Lima, Peru - After receiving the news about the Middle East Peace Initiative program in Jerusalem in May, an appointment was made with the ambassador for Palestine in Peru, who has spoken at some UPF-Peru events. He suggested the possibility of a delegation from UPF meeting with Palestinian leaders as part of the schedule of activities.
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Religious Liberty and Interconfessional Dialogue Promoted in Lima
- Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Lima, Peru - Many Ambassadors for Peace and members of the Interconfesional Alliance of Peru attended a seminar on April 1, 2014, organized by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights entitled “Religious Liberty and Interconfessional Dialogue.”
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Fifth General Assembly of UPF-Taiwan Launches Interreligious Council
- Saturday, March 29, 2014
Taipei, Taiwan - At the UPF General Assembly on March 29, 2014 the Taiwan Clergy Leadership Conference and Taiwan Interreligious Peace Council were inaugurated.
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Forum in Luxembourg: Morals with and without God
- Saturday, March 29, 2014
Luxembourg - Continuing with the theme “Toward a Society Worthy of Man and Woman,” a forum on the topic of “Morals with or without God” took place at the Centre Sociétaire on March 29, 2014.
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Montreal Interfaith Forum: Bridging the Secular State and a Religiously Inclusive Society - Part 2
- Thursday, March 20, 2014
Montreal, Canada - The profound differences in views between urban centers that are multi-religious and multicultural in contrast with culturally homogeneous rural segments of Quebec were discussed at a Montreal forum on March 20, 2014
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Interfaith Prayers on the 3rd Anniversary of the East Japan Great Earthquake
- Friday, March 7, 2014
Ishinomaki, Japan - Faith leaders representing various creeds offered ritual prayers at a cemetery on March 7, 2014, for those who died as a result of the tsunami and its cause, the East Japan Great Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
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Buddhist Temple Hosts New Zealand Ambassadors for Peace
- Sunday, March 2, 2014
Ellerslie, New Zealand - UPF-New Zealand embarked on a new level of interfaith interaction on March 2, 2014, when the monthly meeting moved from the Peace Embassy to the Pu Shien temple in Ellerslie.
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Christian Leaders Alliance of Peru Meets in Lima
- Friday, February 28, 2014
Lima, Peru - Representatives of different facets of the Christian faith came together at on Feb. 28, 2014, to review the progress that had been made since UPF-Peru initiated the Christian Leaders Alliance at the end of 2012.
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Interfaith Activists Dialogue with Buddhists in Bangladesh
- Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A "Dialogue Between Interfaith Activists of Bangladesh and Members of Rissho-kossei-kai Bangladesh" was held at Dhaka on Feb. 25, 2014.
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Track 2 Consultation on Syria Held in Geneva
- Saturday, January 25, 2014
Geneva, Switzerland - UPF convened a “Geneva: Track 2” forum in Switzerland Jan. 23-25, 2014, concurrent with the “Geneva II” inter-governmental conference on the crisis in Syria.
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World Religions Day 2014 to Be Observed in Vienna
- Saturday, January 25, 2014
Vienna, Austria - World Religions Day will be observed at a program at the Peace Embassy in Vienna Jan. 26, 2014.
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Vatican's Academy of Sciences Convenes Consultation on Syria
- Monday, January 13, 2014
Vatican City – UPF's president Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, along with the secretary general of UPF-Argentina, Miguel Werner attended a Jan. 13, 2014, consultation at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on "Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?"
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