G20 Interfaith Forum

G20 interfaith Forum: September 12-14, 2021, Bologna

Time to Heal – Peace among cultures, understanding between religions

In the framework of the 2021 G20, for which Italy held the Presidency for the first time, FSCIRE (Fondazione per le scienze religiose) hosted the Forum in Bologna from September 12 to 14.
This annual platform brigs together interreligious and intercultural organizations, religious leaders, scholars, humanitarian and development agencies with the aim of offering insights and recommendations to help shape global policy agendas.

The Forum’s central theme, “A Time to Heal” – calls for embracing the values and positive messages that different faith embody, in pursuit of a share sense of purpose. This is all the more vital in a historical moment marked by the pandemic and its dramatic consequences.

Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy

The event hosted 370 religious leaders, politicians and scholars from 70 countries.

Learn more about the G20 interfaith Forum in the first issue of FSCIRE magazine, In Diem.

Watch the speeches of the lecturers who participated in the Bologna forum.

Recommendation: each year, the G20 Interfaith Forum’s working group develops recommendations to contribute to the debate that informs and guides the policymakers of the Summit of Heads of State, through dialogue with various religious communities.

You can find the 2021 Forum’s recommendations here.

While waiting for the sessions’ opening, a countdown of events and monthly updates has been made available online.

You can look up to the monthly newsletters here:
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Side Events

FSCIRE secretary Alberto Melloni, along with the Cardinal of Bologna Matteo Maria Zuppi; Chied Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Roma, Rabbi Riccardo Segni; the deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni; and the President of the G20 Interfaith Forum, Cole Durham, will introduce the main topics of the G20, which will take place in Bologna, September 12-14, 2021.

During the conference, famous international authorities, thematic panels and the priority global issues that shaped the proceeding, will be introduced.

Infomedia
MAIM | Public Diplomacy & Media Relation

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Gregorian Mass for Pentecost Sunday with Richard “Dickie” Landry

World Première Live Concert

September 12, 2021 | 9.00 PM
Library – Convent of San Domenico | Salone Bolognini
Piazza San Domenico 13, Bologna

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Confessionali by Michael Kenna

Photographic exhibition

September 9 – October 19, 2021 | 10.00 AM – 7.00 PM
Oratorio di Santa Maria della Vita
Via Clavature 8/10, Bologna

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