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14th October and the funeral at St Mary’s Cathedral From the Editor on the 17th October. From the eulogies it was evident that Mr Cheng was a good, decent, dedicated, kind, Sydney, the rest of Australia and the world were unassuming, gentle man, making his untimely, violent shocked by the senseless murder outside NSW Police nd death all the more tragic. That such a violent act can Headquarters in Parramatta on the 2 of October occur on our streets makes the work of Christian- of the civilian accountant, Mr Curtis Cheng, by a Muslim relations all the more urgent, relevant and 15-year-old schoolboy, Farhad Jabar. The random important. It is a shared task to which we can all make violence leaves us struggling to understand how such a positive difference in our homes, families, social, a tragedy could have happened? Perhaps we will work and media networks by the way we talk to and never know what motivated the teenage assailant about one another. as he was killed on the footpath when police officers responding to the incident returned fire. But what I salute all those who participated in Youth PoWR (pg is certain is that those who manipulated the school 4-9). They witnessed to the inclusive, harmonious, boy to carry out this misbegotten deed deserve the multi-religious society for which we all aspire. This full punishment of the law. Killing innocent civilians was Australia youth embracing diversity. Multi-faith has no justification in any religion. Muslim leaders gatherings such as Youth PoWR where people meet have publicly condemned the act as contrary to . and get to know one another are the best antidote It is an offence against God and against society. It I know to the alienation and marginalisation which desecrates our streets and our civil liberties. Our leaves individuals vulnerable to radicalisation. society and our religions all uphold justice, peace, My thanks for financial support provided by the harmony and respect. Missionary Society of Saint Columban and the NSW Government through Multicultural NSW. My The of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu special thanks to the members of the Coordinating Mohammed, invited me to be part of the media th Committee who worked hard all year to plan, prepare conference he called on the 9 of October to respond and host this event so successfully. to the concerns roiling in society after the shooting. It was important that religious leaders be seen standing I salute the Muslim communities who opened their in solidarity and refuting extremist violence of every doors for National Open Day on Saturday 31st kind. Catholic, Anglican, Uniting and Muslim, we stood October and those who responded to the invitation together give joint witness that our religions oppose (pg 2). The welcome, the hospitality of offering food violence and promote peace and reconciliation. and drinks, the openness of sharing their faith and answering all sorts of questions is another example of For the same reason, I attended the vigil for Mr Cheng multi-religious society functioning at its best. organised by the Multicultural Communities Council of NSW at the Parramatta Police Headquarters on the * Continued on Page 3

Rev Dr Patrick McInerney stood in solidarity with other religious leaders supporting the Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, when he addressed the media over the tragic shooting of Mr Curtis Cheng in Parramatta. Image: Uniting Church Australia

Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations Level 8, 23 Berry Street, North Sydney 2060 P O Box 968, North Sydney 2059 Email: [email protected] www.columban.org.au Phone: (02) 9352 8013 1 News From the Centre Asian Journey, Bali Hussain Peace Conference On 28th September – 1st October Fr Patrick McInerney Along with Sikh, Hindu and Muslim speakers, attended Asian Journey in Denpasar, Bali as a Fr Patrick McInerney was one of the interfaith representative of the ACBC Commission/Council guests at the Imam Hussain Peace Conference for Ecumenism and Interreligious Relations. Asian in Wentworthville on 25th October, organised by Journey brought Catholics involved in interreligious the Panjtan Welfare Association Australia and the dialogue together from across Asia. There was a Pakistan-Australia Association. The Conference large contingent from various islands of Indonesia coincided with Ashura, when Shia’ Muslims and the rest from Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, commemorate the martyrdom of Hussain, the Japan, Australia, Taiwan and the Philippines, making grandson of the Prophet . Appropriately, a total of about 60 delegates. Fr Patrick enjoyed the theme of the conference was sacrifice. Fr Patrick listening to the great diversity of experiences and presented a Christian understanding of sacrifice, making new contacts. He gave a brief presentation on presenting Abraham and Jesus as models, quoting the Christian-Muslim relations in Pakistan and in Australia biblical text, “What I want is mercy, not sacrifice.” The which was very well received. It was sobering to visit mostly Pakistani audience was very surprised when “Ground Zero”, the memorial to the victims of the Bali Fr Patrick added to his English presentation some Bombing on 12th October 2002 and to see the 200 explanatory comments in fluent Urdu! names listed, including 88 Australians. For video see: https://goo.gl/Uh3HuD Mosque Open Day Saturday 31st of October was National Mosque Open The 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate Day.This is an initiative of the Muslim communities Fr Patrick McInerney and Fr Brian Vale joined over around Australia. They open the doors of the mosque 100 people who attended the 50th anniversary of to visitors. They conduct guided tours to explain the Nostra Aetate commemorative event held at the history and features of the mosque. They answer Jewish Great Synagogue in Sydney on 28th October. questions. They offer hospitality. Muslims welcoming The programme looked at the “Past, Present and their neighbours and fellow citizens into their sacred Future of the Jewish Christian Relationship.” Speakers space is a wonderful way to break down suspicions in the morning session presented an historical and stereotypes. I was privileged to attend the VIP prelude on how the document evolved at the Second function at . I also attended Vatican Council and in the afternoon the theme was where I was included in a panel “Nostra Aetate in Action.” The Catholic speakers with the for Q & A. I thought this was a great were mostly from the one of the co-sponsors, witness of friendships between Christian and Muslim Australian Catholic University. The evening keynote leaders. May these friendships become a normal part presentations were by the Archbishop of Sydney, of life in our multi-religious society. Most Reverend Anthony Fisher, and the Chief Minister of The Great Synagogue, Sydney, Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton, who both presented future dialogue between the two faiths in a positive mode of walking and talking together.

Job Vacancy Ashleigh Green has resigned from her role at the Centre in order to pursue full-time studies. We thank her for her many contributions over the past nearly three years and will miss her greatly. Her decision leaves a job vacancy at the Centre. The primary objective of the Networking, Media & Projects Officer is “to promote the Centre’s activities in interreligious relations in general and Christian-Muslim relations in particular by developing contacts and networks, especially among women and youth”. Perhaps you or someone you know would be ideal for this job? It is an interesting, challenging and important role in our society.

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A News From the World Pope’s Visit to Ground Zero 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt People of many faiths were expected to be heartened Lake City by Pope Francis’ visit to New York’s Ground Zero Imam Malik Mujahid, chairman of the sixth monument on 25th September. A multi-faith service Parliament of the World’s Religions, declared it open held at the National September 11 Memorial & on 15th October with the phrase “With love in our Museum will hopefully continue to “send a powerful hearts, compassion in our minds, and a smile on message that people of faith can join together in our faces to reclaim the heart of humanity.” 9,500 dialogue and fellowship and that religion can be an participants from 80 countries gathered in Salt Lake instrument of peace” said Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove. City, Utah State. Among many early events was a It was hoped that Ground Zero will inherit a new Catholic Vigil Mass on October 17th at which Father symbolic meaning as people from different religions Don Rooney, president of the Catholic Association of come together with the Pope to witness that faith is Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers said: powerful enough to overcome hatred. “.. as Catholics, we know that the word of love For more information see: spoken by God is a power that can bridge and bring http://goo.gl/pBkG6i together people so that those experiences, beliefs and backgrounds, no matter how divergent or even Indian Muslim Clerics Sign Fatwa Against ISIS surprising, can become opportunities for persons Associated Press’ Nirmala George reported on 9th to take the journey of friendship. The bridge of September that “more than 1,000 Muslim clerics in these spiritual friendships enables the loving and India have ratified a religious ruling that condemns reconciling word of God to act effectively if our hearts the Islamic State and calls the extremist group’s are open enough to share and our ears open to hear.” actions “un-Islamic”. It re-iterates that Islam does not allow the killing of people in the name of religion. The Parliament announced an important declaration on Climate Change which it called a brief consensus For the article please see: statement and call to action rather than a detailed http://goo.gl/3mvz4X policy document. The declaration affirmed values and principles which are taught by all faith traditions Statement from religious leaders for the and pledged to do all that is necessary to achieve upcoming COP21 the eight goals it listed. Its final statement was: “We Religious leaders recently called for a zero carbon, will build this future as one human family within the climate resilient, equitable future agreement at the greater Earth community.” UN Climate Change Conference, COP21 in Paris in December 2015. For an associated article and the Interfaith Call to Action on Climate Change please see: Read the statement: http://goo.gl/mtRxZ5 http://goo.gl/LBgzLr http://goo.gl/33MrHv

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I salute Nostra Aetate, Vatican II’s document on relations with other religions, the 50th anniversary of which we celebrated on 28th of October (pg 2). This short document transformed the Church’s attitude to believers from other religions (pg 10). It needs to be more widely promulgated among and practiced by Catholics around the world, so that we truly become “a sign and instrument of communion with God and of the unity of the whole human race” (LG 1).

I note that this year the birth of the Prophet Muhammad falls on the 23rd of December and the birth of Jesus Christ on the 25th of December. May the proximity of these birth dates of the founders of Islam and Christianity presage a similar closeness between their respective followers. Wishing all our readers a very happy feast day and every blessing of peace and unity in 2017. Patrick McInerney Editor

Bridges - November 2015 3 3 Youth Celebrate Religious Diversity

By Ashleigh Green

Youth delegates during discussions

More than 400 young Australians representing After the speakers addressed the parliament, diverse religious and cultural backgrounds 400+ young people voted in support of the assembled for the inaugural Youth Parliament of messages, which will now to circulated and shared World’s Religions (Youth PoWR) on 17th September. with religious leaders, civic leaders and youth Youth PoWR is an initiative of the Columban organisations in NSW. Mission Institute and this year’s event was coordinated by a passionate, enthusiastic team The youth were given the opportunity to make of young people representing different religious their own commitments to interfaith dialogue. communities across Sydney. Some committed to visiting another’s place of worship, others expressed interest in starting a The event at the Sydney Baha’i Centre featured multi-faith association at their universities, while speakers from the Christian, Muslim, Jewish, others simply committed to embracing each Baha’i, Buddhist, Sikh and Hindu communities who other with hands of true friendship. The civic and addressed a Message to Youth and a Message to religious leaders present on the night also made Religious and Civic Leaders. While the Message their own commitments “to engage in interfaith to Youth urged other young people in society to dialogue with compassion, to challenge prejudices join in the interfaith journey and to encourage and to uphold good character even when we their friends to do the same, the Message to disagree with each other.” Religious and Civic Leaders thanked our leaders for their leadership and asked that they open up for us those texts in our respective scriptures that illuminate and inspire positive interfaith relations.

Ms Sahba Clara Delshad from the Baha’i community addressed the Message to Youth, “Youth are needed as leaders and decision-makers not only in youth conferences, committees and panels but in those spaces where the course and direction of society as a whole is determined.” She encouraged her peers to take leadership and play their part in building a vibrant, inclusive, multi- MCs Ashleigh Green (left) and Glen Falkenstein (right) faith society. with Ms Dai Le, Multicultural NSW, who offered a vote of thanks.

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A Polynesian Cultural Performers

The programme was brought alive by engaging shaping our multi-religious society. Youth PoWR performances from Aboriginal students at St visionary Rev Dr Patrick McInerney believes that Joseph’s Hunters Hills, Spoken Word poet Ahmad Youth PoWR is greatly needed in Sydney in 2015, Al-Rady and a Polynesian performance group. “Ours is a multi-faith society. Harmony can only be achieved by reaching out to the “other” and The process of preparing for Youth PoWR getting to know them as my sister and my brother.” was a transformative experience for all those involved. Satjit Singh from the Sikh community said that working with individuals from diverse See video of Youth PoWR 2015: backgrounds, opinions and beliefs revealed how http://goo.gl/OqIHxI much they have in common, “I am proud to call these people my friends. Youth PoWR is a perfect example of how we can achieve peace, harmony, Spoken Word poet Ahmad Al-Rady unity and happiness for our communities.” It is hoped that Youth PoWR becomes an annual event that continues to give youth a voice in

Youth during discussions Bridges - November 2015 5 5 Message to Civic and Religious Leaders From the inaugural session of Youth PoWR Sydney Baha’i Centre, 107 Derby Street, Silverwater 17 September 2015

We, young people from diverse religions across Although the doctrinal teachings of the major world Sydney, gathered here for the inaugural session of religions differ, the ethical, social and moral teachings Youth PoWR (Parliament of the World’s Religions) largely agree. The fundamental spiritual teachings address the following message to our religious and of most religions have at their core the same notion civic leaders. that human beings are created noble and have the capability to establish unity, love and fellowship with It is said that we walk into the future looking each other. In the sacred texts of the major world backwards. As a young and diverse community, we religions, common values such as The Golden Rule wish to acknowledge those who have travelled this – treat others as you would like to be treated – can path before us; as civic and religious leaders, you be found. To our religious leaders, we ask you to have continued to build a diverse society of which promote interreligious dialogue so that it becomes we are all a part. To our religious leaders, thank you a mainstream concern of all our congregations. for forming us in our respective religious traditions. We ask you to open up for us those texts in our To our civic leaders, thank you for providing us with respective scriptures that illuminate and inspire the resources and infrastructure that encourages our positive interfaith relations. We ask you to highlight multi-faith society to flourish. those teachings in our respective faith traditions that promote positive attitudes towards people of other The 2011 Census of the Australian population religions, so that we can emulate and improve on recorded over 120 different religious denominations those times and places in history when our ancestors each with 250 or more followers. The reality of living enjoyed cooperative interfaith relations. in a multi-faith society is that we must continue to welcome people of all faiths and people of no faith in a way which not only draws on the strengths of our differences, but also draws us closer together by virtue of our common humanity. 6 Bridges - November 2015

A We acknowledge that as humans, we naturally with perseverance in working towards this common surround ourselves with people who are similar to goal that together we will bridge the gaps between us. However, when we become preoccupied with our communities. our immediate communities - that we fail to look beyond - it is easy to start vilifying the “other”. As our “We assure you of our support religious and civic leaders, we ask that you provide us with a living example of what it looks like to step and cooperation in outside our comfort zones, to embrace the other and building a vibrant, to live in solidarity with people outside our immediate multi-faith society communities. To our religious leaders, we ask you to challenge exclusivist interpretations of our religions that embraces diversity” that separate us from others and to provide inclusive approaches that create a harmonious, multi-faith society. To our civic leaders, we ask you to provide appropriate facilities and protections that ensure all Australians can live their faiths freely with dignity and without vilification.

As leaders, you are in the best position to inspire us into creating a grass roots movement that will build a peaceful, just and fair society. We ask that you engage with each other and society at large in order to build a united front through dialogue. We ask that you support freedom of speech along with emphasising the respect commanded by revered fundamentals of every religion. We need more opportunities and resources for interfaith communication that are Fr Brian Vale and Fr Patrick McInerney (from left) with invited guests aimed towards promoting peace and friendship Sr Elizabeth Delaney sgs and Rev Dr Gerard Kelly at Youth PoWR. within our society. We need your collaboration with individual communities to strengthen their interests in pursuing a common agenda. We ask that your cooperation and commitment is ongoing, as it is only Bridges - November 2015 7 7 Youth PoWR organising committee at the event

Message to Youth From the inaugural session of Youth PoWR Sydney Baha’i Centre, 107 Derby Street, Silverwater 17 September 2015

We, young people from diverse religions across Sydney inclusive society in Sydney in 2015 and beyond. After gathered here for the inaugural session of Youth PoWR sharing and refining various ideas about how best to (Parliament of the World’s Religions), address the practice and promote embracing diversity among and following message to our peers in society. between the members of different religions, we made the following commitments: Meeting and engaging with people of other religions is a transformative and enriching experience. We, • We will use active listening to have meaningful as members of Youth PoWR, testify to the way conversations with people from other that interfaith dialogue breaks down barriers and faith traditions in order to develop mutual stereotypes that have been years in the making. These understanding and to discover and build on exchanges have expanded our hearts and minds and, commonalities. We will acknowledge and respect far from our respective faiths being diminished or put differences as offering enrichment and colour to at risk, our spirituality has deepened. society.

We encourage you as our peers in society who are living in a multi-faith, multi-cultural society, to join in the interfaith journey. Make it your own. Show initiative. Encourage your friends to do the same. We are living in a time and place where breaking down barriers between people of different religions is crucial if we are to have a peaceful society to call home in the future. Mutual respect is fundamental for any relationship to flourish, especially among people who profess religious belief. In expressing this respect, sincere and lasting friendship can grow. United we stand! Let’s pave the way for a vibrant, respectful, Youth delegates at the event 8 Bridges - November 2015

A • We will learn about others’ beliefs and • We will unite in together performing works of traditions, seeking knowledge from reliable mercy in the community, for example, visiting the sources, especially from well-informed and truly sick and feeding the homeless, in order to spread representative members of those communities, in deeds, not just words the message of care and rather than relying on media stereotypes. compassion that is common to all our traditions

• We will visit each other’s places of worship to gain • We will look for opportunities to create multi-faith greater insight into and appreciation of the sacred groups and societies that practice and promote spaces, spirituality, beliefs, practices and values of interfaith relations, particularly at our universities. each other’s religions. • We will acknowledge each other’s feast days by • We will support and participate in interfaith learning their meaning and sending greetings. and multi-faith events such as Youth PoWR and Harmony Day that unite people from diverse • We commit to loving all people with an open traditions. mind and an open heart, regardless of religious and cultural background, because love sees no • We will play our part in eradicating all forms barriers. of overt and covert prejudice about particular cultures and religions. We invite you to make similar • We will stand up against all forms of negative commitments, using or adapting these discrimination whenever and wherever we see or or coming up with your own, hear it at home, work, school, sporting fields or to promote interfaith relations and be on social media. part of creating a • We will go out of our comfort zones and engage vibrant, respectful, inclusive in community-building activities, starting at the multi-faith society. grass roots, especially among youth in our local neighbourhoods.

Bridges - November 2015 9 9 The Church’s Irreversible Openness: ‘Nostra Aetate’ at 50

By Francis X Clooney SJ

28th of October is the 50th anniversary of the best: not simply the document itself, but the fact that promulgation of “Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the with due deliberation, even if sometimes too slowly, Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions.” the great ship that is that church has turned itself, This document is distinctive even among Vatican II in theology and policy, toward this new attitude to documents in that it offers a courageously open stance people of all faiths. toward other religions that does not dampen its effect by hedging its bold claims with overly cautious There have been ups and downs, of course, and qualifications. It is open, and asks us to be open. even today one can find Catholics ill disposed toward other religions, ignorant of them and hostile toward It is of course most famous and precious for them. Fairly enough, some more judicious Catholics reshaping the relationship between Catholics and have worried about a slide into relativism, from too Jews, rejecting the terrible tradition of anti-Semitism hasty generalizations and overly optimistic readings that has for many centuries plagued the church. For of religions. But even the most prudent and enduring me, though, its most influential words come in the of cautions have not stopped the trajectory of the paragraph that speaks to the reality of Buddhism church toward great openness, greater engagement. and Hinduism. The church, it proclaims, “rejects nothing that is true and holy” in Hinduism and other The church changes slowly, but it does change. These religions: “Indeed, she regards with sincere reverence 50 years mean that there is no going back, no retreat those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and to polemic. Where will we go in the next 50 years? teachings which, though differing in many aspects Surely, the tensions among religions will not dissipate from the ones she holds and sets forth.” entirely, nor will the push and pull in the church between openness and caution come to an end. How can this be? It is because those faiths “by no But we will learn all the more deeply, decade after means rarely reflect the radiance of that Truth which decade, that being Catholic and being interreligious enlightens all people.” And how is that? It is because are forever more companion realities; being the church ever announces, Jesus is “the way, the companions of Jesus is forevermore a wisdom that truth, and the life.” (Jn 14:6). To put it in my own sees Christ wherever there is truth, wherever people words: from a Catholic perspective, Jesus is radiant are on the way to holiness, wherever individuals and alive in whatever paths lead to God, whatever is and communities are truly alive. This is an abridged true, whatever is life giving. version.

“Nostra Aetate” is one of the most enduringly For the full article see http://goo.gl/lyhK3p important and influential documents of the Council over the last 50 years. What is most impressive at this Image: Fr Brian Vale (second left) at the celebration anniversary is how it sheds light on the church at its of 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate in Sydney

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A Reflections on the Parliament of the World’s Religions 15th to 19th October 2015

Salt Lake City is the location of the seventh Parliament of the World’s Religions. The spires of the Temple of the Latter Day Saints Church stand alongside the spiral of smoke from the welcoming fire of the Ute tribe. This Parliament had nearly 9800 participants from 73 countries, from 30 major religions and 548 sub-traditions. There are 1800 presenters in the five day program. There were two Parliaments. One was a sideshow - UFOs and fairies anyone? However, the main activity focused on urgent issues of our time, bringing a faith perspective and a call to action on climate change, She said “We have to put faith in women are the income inequality, respect for women, violence and seed keepers, the scientists who know how the earth hate speech. works. We have to put faith in women as economists, the care-takers of our home.” She told us that we A free lunch and peace-making produce more food by caring for the earth, produce Food is often at the heart of significant times. The more wealth by sharing, by co-creation rather than Sikh community offered hospitality with free lunch competition. every day. We took off our shoes, covered our heads and sat on the floor together. Sharing a meal and Income inequality was another key theme. The top reflections with strangers each day was an oasis in the 1% already own half of the world’s wealth. Poverty whirlpool of thoughts and emotions. This generosity was framed as a problem of unbridled greed, a was juxtaposed against the stories we heard of the form of violence. I learnt of the new Sustainable shooting in the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in 2012; Development Goals agreed only weeks earlier ago they had been mistaken for Muslims. The son of a at the UN. The World Bank motto is ‘we dream of victim and others have started a movement called a world free of poverty’. They have a goal to end Serve 2 Unite which has met the hatred by engaging extreme poverty by 2030. young people of all backgrounds to “value humanity and the aspiration of living a genuine, honest life as The world is a mess. Let’s dance a peacemaker.” They are among the young emerging Interwoven through challenging and inspiring leaders whose work was honoured through one of a speakers, there was reprieve through colourful number of awards from the Parliament. celebration of joy and life through music and dance – whirling dervishes, Burundi drummers, Indian Women and World Food Day classical dancers, Mormon and Catholic choirs, a “Would the indigenous grandmothers come to the Presbyterian bagpipe band and more. My favourites stage?” So began the inaugural Women’s Assembly. were the Aztec and Nahavo dancers. Women are more religious than men, although religion has not always done right by them. We Spider webs and lions heard stories of a deep sense of call to ministry from “When spider webs unite, they can entangle a lion” women who had experienced a lifetime of exclusion (Ethiopian proverb). This Parliament was a call to across many faith traditions. Further, the labour of action. Religious communities are the most organised women that keeps the planet going is often saturated people in the world. We gather regularly, receive in their faith – a lived faith of practice, not doctrine. guidance, encouragement and direction. We harness However, addressing intimate violence in homes, one resources of time, talents and money. The spider speaker said “If the interior world is battered and webs exist. What now? bruised then it is hard to become a political actor.” For more information see: Climate change was a key focus, with care of the www.parliamentofreligions.org earth given particular attention by First Nation leaders. We were reminded by Vandana Shiva, an Ruth Powell Indian scholar and environmental activist, that it was Director, NCLS Research World Food Day. www.ncls.org.au

Bridges - November 2015 11 11 What’s coming up 23 November: 1400 anniversary of death of St Columban. 29 November: Advent begins (Western Christian) 2 December: Professor John Esposito Public Lecture: Uniting or Dividing? Christians and Muslims in a Globalised World. http://goo.gl/JAKILr 8 December: Immaculate Conception (Catholic Christian) 12 December: Advent begins (Orthodox Christian) 23 December: Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) (Islam) 25 December: Christmas (Birth of Jesus Christ) (Christian) 1 January: Feast of Mary, Mother of God (Catholic Christian) 7 January: Nativity (Birth of Jesus Christ) (Orthodox Christian) 1-8 February: World Interfaith Harmony Week, http://worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com

10 February: Ash Wednesday (Western Christian) 14 March: Great Lent begins (Orthodox Christian) 25 March: Good Friday (Western Christian) 27 March: Easter Sunday (Western Christian)

4 April: Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord (Catholic Christian)

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