Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, president, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—Fifteen religious representatives and others discussed the importance of interreligious dialogue and cooperation.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Nurit Hirschfeld, president, UPF-Israel
Jerusalem, Israel—Participants prayed for good health and strength for all humanity in these days of the pandemic.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, Senior Vice President, UPF-USA
United States—UPF-USA’s third weekly Interfaith Prayer for the Nation and the World brought together clergy from Christian, Jewish, and Hindu traditions.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, Senior Vice President, UPF-USA
United States—UPF-USA’s second weekly Interfaith Prayer for the Nation and the World was convened on the Zoom platform on Thursday, April 16, through an invitation to Ambassadors of Peace, UPF members and friends of UPF.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, Senior Vice President, UPF-USA
United States—UPF-USA’s initial Interfaith Prayer for the Nation and the World was convened on the Zoom platform on Thursday, April 9, bringing together over 90 participants.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Sérgio Vieira, president, UPF-Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal—UPF board members attended the first day of the III Lusophone Congress on the Science of Religions.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Wim Koetsier and Bert Janssen, UPF-Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands—Five participants in the World Clergy Leadership Conference inaugural assembly were the guest speakers at a UPF meeting.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Marian Barnes, president, ANDECO
Marbella, Spain—One hundred representatives of different faiths attended the “Meeting for Peace and Dialogue: Strengthening Ties among Different Paths.”
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Maria Pammer, UPF-Upper Austria, and Johann Brunnbauer, FFWPU-Upper Austria
Linz, Austria—An interreligious and intercultural breakfast gathered about 40 people representing different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Ana Paula F. da Silva, board secretary, UPF-Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal—UPF and the leader of an affiliated youth organization met the supreme leader of the Tocoist Church.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Maria Nazarova, secretary general, UPF-Russia
Ufa, Russia—The leader of UPF-Russia gave a talk in a well-known mosque during a conference on religious education.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Robert Bentele, UPF-Munich
Munich, Germany—UPF participated in a special interfaith workshop on Houses of Religions titled “Vision / Format / Experiences.”