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Czech Interfaith Meeting Advocates a “Dialogue of Hearts”
Prague, Czech Republic – For the tenth year in succession, UPF-Czech Republic commemorated World Interfaith Harmony Week. This year’s...
Feb 7, 2024


Slovakian Panel Portrays Interfaith Mindset in Practice
Bratislava, Slovakia – The popular song “Where Peace Begins” created an uplifting atmosphere in the Peace Embassy in Bratislava to open...
Feb 7, 2024


Interfaith Ceremony Inspires New Peruvian Peace Ambassadors
Lima, Peru – UPF-Peru and the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD) Peru held a gathering of religious and...
Feb 6, 2024


Sydney Interfaith Group Shares Views on Love of Good, Love of Neighbor
Sydney, Australia – To mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-Australia invited representatives from diverse religious groups, including...
Feb 5, 2024


Faith Leaders Mark World Interfaith Harmony Week in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., United States – To celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-USA, with co-sponsors the American Muslim and...
Feb 4, 2024


New Zealand Interfaith Community Shares Aspirations for Peace
Aukland, New Zealand – UPF-New Zealand celebrated World Interfaith Harmony Week with an event at the Peace Embassy in Aukland on February...
Feb 3, 2024


Helsinki Gathering Addresses Paths from Pain to Prosperity
Helsinki, Finland – To coincide with the U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-Finland organized an event in Helsinki on February 3,...
Feb 3, 2024


Tatarstan Exhibition Points the Way "Through Faith to Peace"
Kazan, Russia – The unique and colorful Ecumenical Temple in the city of Kazan was the site of a two-day exhibition, “Through Faith to...
Feb 3, 2024


U.S. Faith Leaders Join in 200th Consecutive Weekly Prayer
Washington, D.C., United States –The Interreligious Association for Peace and Development-USA (IAPD) held its 200th Interfaith Prayer for...
Feb 1, 2024


Vienna Conference Proposes Narratives of Peace Amid Crises
Vienna, Austria – To mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-Austria held a conference on the theme, “Building a Peace Narrative at a...
Feb 1, 2024


Taipei Interfaith Leaders Advocate Humanitarian Approach to Conflict
Taipei, Taiwan – Religious leaders from 21 groups joined with representatives of 22 NGOs for a seminar to mark the start of U.N. World...
Jan 31, 2024

Thai Interfaith Assembly Extols Religions' Role in Peacemaking
Bangkok, Thailand – Since the inauguration of an Interreligious Council for Peace in 2011, UPF-Thailand has celebrated the U.N. World...
Jan 26, 2024


Jewish Rabbi and Muslim Imam Point the Way to Peace
Buenos Aires, Argentina – To conclude its peace education series for 2023, UPF-Argentina hosted a virtual meeting on the theme “Dialogue...
Jan 11, 2024


Samoan Faith Leaders Hold Prayer for Peace in Middle East
Palisi, Samoa – In a moving demonstration of solidarity and a call for peace, UPF-Samoa and the International Association of Youth and...
Dec 13, 2023


UPF-Spain Holds Tribute to All Victims in Israel and Gaza
Madrid, Spain – As the world witnesses the suffering, pain, hardship and extreme conditions in Gaza and Israel, UPF-Spain held an event...
Dec 13, 2023


Interfaith Leaders Gather in Peru to Pray for Peace
Lima, Peru –The national office of the International Association for Peace and Development (IAPD) hosted a prayer breakfast for religious...
Nov 2, 2023


Diverse Group in Oslo Advocates Interfaith Cooperation for Peace
Oslo, Norway—The significant role that religion plays in today’s world, and the need for interreligious cooperation, were key themes at a...
Oct 30, 2023


Interfaith Prayer Circle Celebrates Thanksgiving in Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf, Germany – An interfaith prayer circle, organized by the local UPF chapter, was held in Dusseldorf on October 23, 2023. The...
Oct 25, 2023


Berliners Debate Prospects for Peace via Politics and Religion
Berlin, Germany – “Which can Bring Peace: Politics or Religion?” was the theme of a UPF event in Berlin on October 28, 2023, to mark...
Oct 25, 2023


Francophone Group Finds Gratitude in Scripture
Paris, France—"Cultivating Gratitude" was the theme of the 30th scriptural sharing.
Oct 22, 2023
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