Aug 17, 2020 | Press release
Distributing Urgent Supplies to Orphans and Vulnerable Families in Albania By Giorgia Lee, Communications for the European Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for Peace Religions for Peace’s Interreligious Council of Albania (IRC Albania)launched a...
Jul 31, 2020 | Press release
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic bombings. To commemorate this momentous and bleak moment in history, there is going to be an online global event with four of the world’s most prominent international interfaith/intercultural...
Jul 30, 2020 | Press release
“Youth for Peace” project in Bosnia and Herzegovina delivers hope and spiritual resilience during COVID-19. We wanted to share additional information on this excellent humanitarian project, which we’ve partnered with RfP International for. As the coronavirus...
Jul 30, 2020 | Press release
The European Religious Leader’s President, Dr. Thomas Wipf, attended an online event titled “Religions in a Pandemic World”, held by the Bulgarian Forum for Interreligious Dialogue. Here he was able to participate in an important and timely...
Jul 24, 2020 | Press release
Hagia Sophia – The World’s Multi-Religious Leaders Call for Calm Religious leaders from Indigenous, Jewish, Hindu, Zoroastrian, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Sikh, and Bahá’í traditions are raising their “voices and hands” as one “to urge for mercy and...
Jul 23, 2020 | Press release
At this uncertain moment in time, as the world faces an extraordinary crisis brought about by coronavirus, there is an urgent need for us as humankind, to unite in bringing about positive change. The RfP movement have taken steps over the past few months to address...
Jul 20, 2020 | Press release
Last month saw notable speakers from within the religious and multi-religious sphere, discuss the roles of religious leaders and multi-religious actors, in supporting their communities through the pandemic, in a live 75 minute webinar. The online debate was run...
Jun 12, 2020 | Feature
THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS OR BELIEF ACTORS IN COMBATING THE Covid-19 PANDEMIC, STRENGTHENING HUMAN SECURITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE 3pm CET / 2pm BST Wednesday 24 June 2020 – 75 Minutes This webinar, organised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions...
May 17, 2020 | Press release
Supporting Multi Religious Initiatives across Europe – Different Faiths, Common Actions The beginning of the year saw the inception of a new project, titled Speech for Change. The project concept was initiated by the “Conflict Transformation” working group at...
Apr 8, 2020 | Press release
Statement by the European Council of Religious Leaders on Coronavirus PandemicEurope and the world are currently facing one of the greatest crises in modern history. CoVID-19 is a disease which has attacked the physical, mental and social fabric of all our lives. Tens...
Mar 30, 2020 | Press release
Leaders from diverse religious traditions will guide global believers in this spiritual moment of shared humanity – calling for health, compassion and strength in the time of COVID-19.Religions for Peace (RfP) leaders guiding this spiritual moment include:Dr. Vinu...
Mar 16, 2020 | Press release
Religions for Peace has been closely following the development of Coronavirus (COVID-19), which the World Health Organization (WHO) has described as a “controllable pandemic.” Containment of the virus is of the upmost priority, and we urge everyone to...
Jan 10, 2020 | Press release
Religions for Peace (RfP) recognizes that women of faith in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have a unique potential to build confidence and advance peace across the region. In order to advance women’s leadership as peacemakers in the MENA region and inspire...
Jan 9, 2020 | Press release, RFP, Statement
Religions for Peace Calls on World Leaders to Exercise Restraint and Labor for Peace ...
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...
Aug 17, 2019 | RFP, Speech
10th World Assembly Religions for Peace International Lindau Germany, August 20th 2019 Paper written and presented by Rev Dr theol Thomas Wipf -President European Council of Religious Leaders ECRL. Read below or Click here to download. “Peace as a longing, hope,...
Jul 17, 2019 | Press release, Report
ECRL collaboration with the Centre of Religion Reconciliation and Peace, University of Winchester Launch of handbook on multireligious approaches to Integration in Europe. It is often presumed that organisations and communities from different religions working...
Jun 14, 2019 | Meeting, Press release, RFP
PDF Press release available here: European Religious leaders prepare for World Assembly Leading European representatives of the major world religions have been meeting in Brussels this week to prepare for the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace (RfP) in Lindau,...
Jun 11, 2019 | Report
Secretary General – Dr Mark Owen Report 2018-19 presented at the ECRL Assembly in Brussels June 2019. As Secretary General I am pleased to report that 2018-19 has been an exceptionally busy and productive year for the European Council of Religious Leaders; with...
Jun 3, 2019 | Meeting, Press release, RFP
Over 25 women and youth from different religions and countries across Europe met in Warsaw to discuss their contribution to the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace in August 2019. Revd Thomas Wipf the President of the European Council of Religious Leaders...
Apr 1, 2019 | Meeting
March 2019 ECRL’s Secretariat convened a meeting in Berlin with representatives of RfP National bodies from 8 different countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom. In...
Mar 18, 2019 | Press release
This week’s appalling terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch New Zealand have shocked and saddened many across Europe. Many of our members and their communities have condemned this violence and responded in many countries with prayers and peace vigils. We...
Dec 19, 2018 | Press release
Over 30 senior leaders of different faith communities from MENA and the European countries, together with experts on migration, held two days of intensive conversation about mass migration in MENA and its impact in EU regions. Hosted by the Forum for Promoting Peace...
Nov 20, 2018 | Press release
The ECRL Executive Committee convened in Paris on the 12th of November, hosted by ECRL Vice President H.E.Metropolitan Emmanuel of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France. The Executive Committee had a successful meeting, discussing current and future activities and...
Nov 2, 2018 | Press release
ECRL currently is building an online platform which can be used by religious organizations and faith groups from all communities to showcase examples of positive action within Europe. We believe this project will help to counter negative perceptions of Religion and...
