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Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Algeria carried profound symbolic, cultural, and political significance, far beyond a routine diplomatic visit. A powerful image came to define the entire visit: the Pope praying at the Great Mosque of Algiers alongside its rector, Mohamed Mamoune El Kacimi El Hassini (...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
During his official visit to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV expressed deep gratitude to the Algerian authorities in Annaba for the warm welcome he had received. The visit, described as historic, is part of an African tour and marks an important moment of dialogue and rapprochement between peoples. During a...
Date of source: Monday, April 13, 2026
The visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Great Mosque of Algiers marks an important moment in religious, diplomatic, and cultural relations. As part of his African tour, the stop symbolizes a commitment to strengthening dialogue between civilizations and faiths, carrying a message of peace and mutual...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Gavin D’Costa is emeritus professor of Catholic theology at the University of Bristol (UK) and currently teaches at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. A leading Catholic scholar in interreligious relations and the theology of religions, his many books include The Meeting of...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2026
This study examines the future of Alexandria’s diminishing Armenian, Greek and Italian communities, exploring how these once vibrant groups navigate questions of identity, memory and belonging within a rapidly changing urban environment. Historically, Alexandria emerged as a cosmopolitan hub in...
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2026
After months of strained relations, Algeria and France have resumed diplomatic contact, as Foreign Ministers Aḥmad ʿAṭṭāf and Jean-Noël Barrot spoke on March 15 to relaunch cooperation. This renewed dialogue reflects a thaw following a prolonged diplomatic chill that began after Barrot’s April 2025...
Date of source: Saturday, March 14, 2026
The Secretary of State for Crafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy, Lahcen Saadi (Laḥcen Saʿdī), described the organization of a Ramaḍān ifṭār at the Hassan II Pavilion in Seville, held in partnership with the Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo, as a symbolic event reflecting the deep...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will make an official visit to Algeria from April 13 to 15. This highly anticipated trip carries religious, symbolic, and diplomatic significance. As the event approaches, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, outlined the main elements of the program and the objectives of...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The Grand Mosque of Paris has announced the date of the traditional "Night of Doubt," a key step used to determine the end of the month of Ramaḍān and to officially set the first day of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr 2026 in France. This religious meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.,...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Algeria’s National People’s Assembly passed a bill criminalizing French colonization (1830–1962), defining colonial abuses as "state crimes." Approved in a plenary session led by Brahim Boughali (Brāhīm Būghālī) with key ministers present, the law is presented as a step to preserve national memory...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.