Diocese of Rome plans Christian-Muslim meeting at prominent mosque
The Diocese of Rome announced a Christian-Muslim interfaith dialogue event scheduled to take place at the Great Mosque of Rome on May 7, 2026. The meeting, co-organized with the Islamic Cultural Center of Italy, will feature representatives from both faiths and include a presentation of jointly developed 'Fact Sheets on Islam.' The event is framed as continuing the interfaith legacy of Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV, and the Second Vatican Council's Nostra Aetate.
- ▪The Diocese of Rome and the Islamic Cultural Center of Italy are co-hosting an interfaith event titled 'Christians and Muslims in Dialogue at the Great Mosque.'
- ▪Speakers at the event will include Monsignor Marco Valenti, Monsignor Marco Gnavi, Dr. Abdellah Redouane, and Professor Wasim Salman.
- ▪The diocese will present 'Fact Sheets on Islam' created by a Christian-Muslim commission and receive a tour of the mosque led by Imam Nader Akkad.
- ▪The event is said to follow the interfaith principles of Nostra Aetate and Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Fratelli Tutti.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV previously visited the Blue Mosque in Istanbul as an ecumenical gesture but declined to pray there, emphasizing Catholic worship practices.
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News Diocese of Rome plans Christian-Muslim meeting at prominent mosque The controversial Christian-Muslim interfaith event at the Great Mosque of Rome follows the examples of Popes Francis and Leo XIV and the Second Vatican Council, the diocese said. Aerial view of the Mosque of Rome, the largest mosque in the Western world. It is the seat of the Italian Islamic Cultural Centre and it's located in Parioli district, north of Rome, Italy.Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock AntoninoCambria 0 Antonino Cambria Comments 0 Fri May 1, 2026 - 4:59 pm EDT ROME (LifeSiteNews) — The Diocese of Rome announced on Thursday that it has organized a Christian-Muslim dialogue event hosted at the Great Mosque of Rome next week.
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