Aug 27, 2019 | Declaration, Press release, RFP, Statement
Declaration of the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace (23 August 2019 | Lindau, Germany) Preamble We – 900 women, men, and youth – have gathered in Lindau, Germany, coming from 125 countries for the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace. We are grateful...
May 13, 2016 | Declaration
European Council of Religious Leaders Brixen Declaration 2016 We, the European Council of Religious Leaders met on 11-13th May 2016 in Brixen, Italy, one of the most sensitive points on the route for migrants from southern to northern Europe. Religion in Europe...
Dec 1, 2014 | Declaration
Holy sites are of great significance to billions of people across the globe providing spiritual meaning to those who identify with them. Yet history repeatedly demonstrates how easy it is for sacred places to become inextricably caught up in political, territorial and...
Jun 17, 2013 | Declaration
2013 European Council of Religious Leaders Vienna Declaration: Freedom of Religion – rights and commitments We, the European Council of Religious Leaders, meeting in Vienna in May 2013, express our warm thanks and appreciation to the Organisation for Security...
Jul 15, 2012 | Declaration
Sarajevo Declaration 2012 2012 marks the achievement of the tenth anniversary of the European Council of Religious Leaders since our founding in 2002. In our inaugural statement, we said: “We are members of religious communities with profound visions of the...
Jun 15, 2011 | Declaration
ECRL Moscow Declaration We, the European Council of Religious Leaders, meeting in Moscow in June 2011, express our warm thanks and appreciation to the Russian Orthodox Church and to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, for their generous welcome and...
Feb 15, 2010 | Declaration
Istanbul Declaration on Tolerance Preface Strategically located as a meeting place between east and west Istanbul has been one of Europe’s major cities for two millennia. In 2010 Istanbul is a European capital of culture. The bridge across the Bosphorus is a powerful...
Feb 16, 2009 | Declaration
Preface Our various religious traditions call us to promote a culture of peace. They promotepeacebased on theirholistic understanding of the inviolable dignityof human life in relationship to their awareness of its sacred origin. Peace of the heart and mind and peace...
Feb 16, 2008 | Declaration
Preamble2008 has been declared the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. In a pluralistic Europe dialogue across dividing lines – be they cultural, linguistic or religious – is of the greatest importance. All over Europe issues related to identity are hotly...