Every week, thousands of Poitevins gather around common beliefs, often far from the three well-known monotheistic religions. This new series sets out to meet them in order to discover their rites and understand their commitments. Share on : The French believe less and less in God. Atheists would even have become the majority, according to … Read more
Kazakhstan. Congress of Religious Leaders. The Pope spoke of an “authentic religiosity” that does not use the name of God to promote total war “Let’s never justify violence. Let us not allow the sacred to be instrumentalized by what is profane. Let the sacred not be support of the power and power does not rest … Read more
The story says that to tell the difference between ‘believe’ and ‘trust’ you need to watch a tightrope walker pass five times in a row over a cable between two high-rise buildings. It would be one thing to answer if we ‘think’ it could cross a sixth time; and another, very different, if we ‘trust’ … Read more
What relationship do the Japanese have with religion? According to official statistics, a bit confused, superficial and… instrumental. Against a population of about 120 million people, 82 million claim to be Shinto (the indigenous animist religion), 50 million Buddhists, about a million Christians and 4 million followers of “other” religions. The numbers don’t add up. … Read more
Bogotá, Sep 10 (EFE).- The XI International Festival of Sacred Music of Bogotá begins this Friday with the union of the peoples as a central theme and an outstanding participation of women and artists from native communities from different regions of Colombia. The month-long festival will present a selection of sacred, spiritual, meditative and contemplative … Read more
Some have questioned the proposal to eliminate the tax privileges of churches as an anti-religious measure. But is not. It is a defense of the principle of secularism, which protects not only politics from the undue influence of religions but also religions from the undue influence of politics. It is then a measure that protects … Read more
In Bormio, from 5 July to 27 August, at the Civic Museum, the photographic exhibition of Gist partner Gianluigi Peps Sosio, journalist and photoreporter An exhibition born with a long journey made up of many journeys. A story that is born by telling other stories, other events. Crossing the African villages scattered in the equatorial … Read more
The cross : You are leaving the Conference of Religious Leaders in France (CRCF), created in 2010 and which you have chaired since 2015. Was the purpose of this informal body to offer a united front of religions in dialogue with the public authorities? Francois Clavairoly: No, it was a matter of consulting regularly between … Read more