On Wednesday, March 31st join the Parliament of the World's Religions for a special observance of Women’s History Month, highlighting the critical role of female leadership in community healing and the pursuit of racial justice in Chicago. Together We Heal: Recognizing Female Leadership in the Pursuit of Justice is the second virtual program hosted as part of the City of Chicago's Together We Heal initiative

Featuring the participation of Dr. Mary Nelson, Rev. Marilyn Pagán-Banks, and Rev. Dr. Waltrina N. Middleton for this special dialogue.

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COP26, the largest meeting of UN Member States addressing climate change, will be held in Glasgow this November. Many faith-based organizations have been planning activities and events ahead of COP 26.

The Parliament of the World's Religions is partnering with UN Environment, the UN Multi-Faith Advisory Council, and others to map these activities. Please help us by filling out this mapping survey. We count on your support to make this a fruitful exercise.

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, meeting biennially to set priorities for global policies and develop international environmental law. For its fifth assembly, UNEA organizers decided to have two sessions, adopting a streamlined agenda and holding the first session virtually. “UNEA 5.1” took place on February 22and 23, 2021, with the hope of reconvening in person in Nairobi for “UNEA 5.2” from February 28 to March 2, 2022. About 12,000 people attended UNEA 5.1, almost all remotely demonstrating the capacity of online events. Although there were frequent “technical difficulties,” participants coped with them in good humor.

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On Saturday, February 20th the Parliament of the World's Religions and the Bernardin Center at the Catholic Theological Union hosted a special Buddhist-Catholic dialogue on the theme of, "Deepening our Awareness of Love, Compassion and Joy for the Healing of the World". The retreat was facilitated by Parliament Trustee, the Venerable Dhammadipa Sak, and Sister Pat Bergen, CSJ.

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Sunday, February 28th marked the official end to 2021 World Interfaith Harmony Week observances around the world. As another year of this groundbreaking initiative comes to a close, the Parliament of the World's Religions wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the individuals, organizers, and organizations that joined the global observance this year.

The programs organized this year in partnership with the Parliament were hosted virtually, offering organizers and attendees the opportunity to connect and celebrate the local interfaith community and the global interfaith movement, even as our communities continue to grapple with the global pandemic.

As we await for the announcement of the winners of the H.M. King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize, we invite you to relive this year's observances.

Pope Francis Calls for Interfaith Unity in Historic Visit to Iraq from The New York Times

In Virginia, an interfaith coalition fights to get non-Christian holidays on school calendars from Forward

'Relationships matter' to Black communities seeking a better life from Record Courier

Interfaith event encourages students to extend their embrace from Catholic Register

New Interreligious Manifesto Shows 9 Rights of Every Patient, Says Alessandro Bazzoni from Top Wire News

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