Image: End Islamophobia, shared through Wikimedia e. Photo Credit to Lorie Shaull r The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) reported today that a flier, which originated outside the U.S., is circulating...
Vadodara, Gujarat, India - February 26-27, 2018 As a part of the series of Pre Parliament events – two day National Seminar on “Ecology, Environment and Religions: Key Issues and Challenges” organized jointly - Centre...
Vadodara, Gujarat, India - February 7, 2018 As an Ambassador of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, I successfully organized "Interfaith Meet" on February 07, 2018 jointly with an organization of Jain religion at...
Path of God and Story of the Mind – Rockville, Maryland On February 3, 2018, Sikh Sangat of North America hosted an evening of interfaith and community engagement to raise awareness about the Sikh faith amongst local...
On January 20, 2018, Sikh Sangat of North America hosted an evening of interfaith and community engagement to raise awareness about the Sikh faith amongst local community members and to collectively express gratitude...
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is an international conference held at UN Headquarters. Representatives of Member States , UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all...
The word promise can have different meanings. I can use it as a verb: “I promise I’ll do this or that,” and you can hold me to that commitment. But if I use it as a noun, like “this thing has great promise ,” I am...
The weather forecast in Toronto for February 3rd called for wet snow flurries and a risky drive on the roads. But the weather patterns in the wet and cold afternoon did very little to rob the hosts and the guests of...
Announcing the first line-up of luminaries who will address the global interfaith stage at the Parliament in November of this year. Recognizing the immense value the religious, spiritual, and secular constituencies -...
The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: NoRuz, the Zoroastrian New Year What started over 3000 years ago in Iran during the height of the great Achaemenian Zoroastrian kings— the celebration of the first day of...
Join the Parliament of the World's Religions as we host a two-part 25th Anniversary event in celebration of the signature document of the Parliament of the World's Religions, Toward a Global Ethic: An Initial...
Pictured above are just some of the friends in Ontario, Canada who are ready to greet and treat you on November 1-7 for the seventh convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. The photo was taken this past...
Friends and To-Be-Friends of the Parliament of the World’s Religions: Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing some hopes and dreams, some thoughts and observations, and lots of information about the event that takes...
Washington, D.C., February 5-7, 2018 It was my privilege to represent the Parliament of the World’s Religions at The Alliance of Virtues for the Common Good conference, convened recently in Washington, D.C. Hosted by...
This piece originally appears in the Interfaith Observer and is republished with permission. A BOLD VISIONARY OF THE INTERFAITH MOVEMENT The Reverend William E. Lesher – Bill to his friends – was a man of many parts and...
The Parliament of the World's Religions is deeply saddened to share news of the passing of our Chair Emeritus Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher , who led two of our five major modern Parliaments over the course of his...
A pillar of the Parliament of the World’s Religions left us—physically—on Tuesday, January 23. But in a deeper sense, there’s no way that Bill Lesher could ever leave us. The Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher was there at the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS OPENS BIDDING FOR GLOBAL CITIES TO HOST FUTURE MEETINGS OF WORLD’S PREMIER INTERFAITH CONVENTION • Largest, Most Diverse and Inclusive Interfaith Event Seeks...
As plans for the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions continue to develop, we are excited to announce the start of a search for a city to host the 2021 Parliament. Four years ago, the Board of Trustees of the...
At the Parliament of the World’s Religions, we are alarmed by the decision of the President of the United States to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. We are distressed by the escalating tensions in the Palestinian-...
