Vatican dicastery, World Council of Churches discuss interreligious dialogue (Vatican Press Office)

Staff of the World Council of Churches and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue met on April 26-27 in Bossey, France.

350 Protestant and Orthodox communities are members of the World Council of Churches, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

“The meeting underlined the vital role of interreligious dialogue to transform situations of conflict and foster peace, especially to empower young people as well as women in spaces of interreligious collaboration, to address violations of human rights together, and to highlight the importance of interreligious solidarity with a spirituality of dialogue,” according to a joint statement issued after the meeting.