Activities of the Council

Activities of the Council

1. The Council receives many visits from representatives of different religions. Of particular importance are the meetings with Bishops during their “ad Limina” visits.

2. The PCID operates in close collaboration with local Bishops and Episcopal Commissions for interreligious dialogue which have the principal responsibility of promoting interreligious dialogue.  

3. Conferences and   visits are regularly scheduled with partners of other religions, in Rome and at an international level. 

4. The PCID publishes various materials on interreligious dialogue. The Pro Dialogo Bulletin is published regularly and includes documents of the Holy Father and the Magisterium, articles from experts and information on the activities in dialogue around the world.

5. Created in 1990 the Nostra Aetate Foundation has as its aim the promotion of interreligious dialogue through granting scholarships to young people of other religions desiring to deepen their knowledge of Christianity through study at a Pontifical academic institution in Rome. The Foundation also makes grants in support of local initiatives for promoting interreligious dialogue. 

6. The PCID website ( www.pcinterreligious.org ) provides information, documents, excerpts from the Pope and the Pro Dialogo Bulletin for downloading.

“The dialogue that we need cannot but be open and respectful, and thus prove fruitful. Mutual respect is the condition and, at the same time, the aim of interreligious dialogue: respecting others’ right to life, to physical integrity, to fundamental freedoms, namely freedom of conscience, of thought, of expression and of religion.”

 ( Pope Francis, Interreligious Audience for 50th Anniversary of Nostra aetate, 28 October 2015)