Press Release
World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations
Women Sowing Seeds of Peace and Cultivating Encounter
Interreligious and Ecumenical Online Conference to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024
Opening remarks
Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J. – Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (DID)
Mónica Santamarina – President General of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO)
Panel
MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE
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Rudina Collaku (Executive Director, Women’s Centre for Development and Culture – Albania)
Preventing extremism among youth
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BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE
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Rev. Elena Seishin Viviani (Vice-President Italian Buddhist Union)
From Internal Peace to Peaceful Societies: The Role of Meditation
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HINDU PERSPECTIVE
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Svamini Hamsananda Ghiri (Vice President of the Italian Hindu Union)
Intercultural dialogue: Attitudes of host cultures
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JEWISH PERSPECTIVE
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Rabbi Allyson Zacharoff (Congregation Beth Hatikvah in Summit, NJ, USA)
Interreligious Dialogue and Mediation among University Students
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ECUMENICAL PERSPECTIVE
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Rev. Dr. Kuzipa Nalwamba (World Council of Churches)
How women members or leaders of Christian communities have collaborated in peace processes
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CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE
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Valeria Martano (Comunità di Sant’Egidio – DID Consultant)
What does peace look like in times of war?
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Special remarks by the event’s patronesses
H.E. Ms. Florence Mangin – Ambassador of France to the Holy See
H.E. Ms. Chiara Porro – Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See
H.E. Ms. Annemieke Ruigrok – Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Holy See
