By Rachel Bergen Students of the 2015 School of Peace are embarking on the third and final module of their peace studies this month. On Thursday morning, Max Ediger opened the module with an interfaith prayer and reflection. Sister Denise from the Metta Karuna Reflection Centre informed him of Pope Francis’ call to use the…
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“I voted for peace”
By Max Ediger In a recent blog post, I shared about Pope Francis’ visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) where violence between Muslims and Christians has seen many communities destroyed and people killed. The Pope’s visit was meant to begin a process of rebuilding trust an harmony between the conflicting groups. Just a few…
We are Brothers and Sisters
“Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters.” Pope Francis said this after meeting Muslim leaders at the Koudoukou mosque in Central African Republic’s (CAR) capital of Bangui during a six-day peace pilgrimage last month in Africa. He added that “together, we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, particularly that violence which…