Leaders of the world religions met at Westminster Cathedral Hall in London on October 17, 2026, and signed a pledge to work together for peace and the dignity of every person, ahead of the fortieth anniversary of the Assisi gathering of 1986.
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What happened
On October 17, 2026, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, met leaders of the world religions at Westminster Cathedral Hall in London. Together they signed a pledge to work together for peace and for the dignity of every person. The signatories included representatives of the Hindu, Muslim, Bahá'í, Jain, Jewish, Buddhist, and Sikh faiths.
The details
The London meeting looked ahead to the fortieth anniversary of the gathering at Assisi in October 1986, when Pope John Paul II brought the leaders of the world's religions together to pray for peace. The pledge recommits its signatories to that shared task: building a just, peaceful, and fraternal world. The meeting is one of a series of gatherings through which the dicastery maintains the Catholic Church's dialogue with the other traditions.
Why it is recorded here
Formal cooperation between the traditions is part of the present life of every world view on this site. This post records the pledge as The Tablet reported it; the source link on this page leads to the report.
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