The Parliament of the World's Religions encourages you to attend the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , where our friends at The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples (SGF) are planning a number of...
The 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions Luminaries Are Creating a More Just, Peaceful, and Sustainable World Today, we are honored to release the second line-up of keynote speakers who will take the stage at the...
Inclusion is an especially important concept for the 7th convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto, on November 1-7 of this year. We’re claiming that there is greater promise in being inclusive...
The Parliament of the World’s Religions is Honored to Announce the Presence of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Spiritual Head of Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism at the 7th Parliament of the World’s...
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...
