Westminster Interfaith is the agency in the Diocese that oversees interreligious dialogue. In its simplest form, Pope St John Paul II described dialogue as 'a way of living in positive relationship with others' (Meeting God in Friend and Stranger (CBCEW), 2010, §2).
Practicing the Church's call to interreligious dialogue can help us to see people of other religions not in opposition to us, but in relation to us. It is a teaching that encourages Catholics to view everyone ‘created, as they are, in the image of God’ (Nostra Aetate, 1965, §5).
Founded in 1981, Westminster Interfaith works to live out this call to promote dialogue, respect and collaboration between Catholics and the followers of other religions in the Diocese of Westminster.
If you are interested in being kept up to date with the work of Westminster Interfaith, including our upcoming events, please sign up for our newsletter here.
Or, if you would like to get in touch with our Interfaith Coordinator, please email westminsterinterfaith@rcdow.org.uk or click here.
Pope Leo's Prayer Intentions for October 2025: For Collaboration Between Different Religious Traditions
Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity. May the concrete examples of peace, justice and fraternity in religions inspire us to believe that it is possible to live and work together, beyond our differences. May religions not be used as weapons or walls, but rather lived as bridges and prophecy: making the dream of the common good credible, accompanying life, sustaining hope and being the yeast of unity in a fragmented world.
To watch the video of Pope Leo that accompanies this prayer, please click here.
A Journey into Hope: Celebrating 60 Years of Nostra Aetate
2025 marks 60 years since the proclamation of Nostra Aetate: The Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. Please see below our upcoming series to mark this anniversary.
For more details on the events below or to sign up, see here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/a-journey-into-hope-4485243.
